Tarsier
| Tarsiers Temporal range: Middle Eocene to recent | |
|---|---|
| Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Tarsiiformes |
| Family: | Tarsiidae Gray, 1825 |
| Type genus | |
| Tarsius Storr, 1780 | |
| Genera | |
Tarsiers (/ˈtɑːrsiərz/ TAR-see-ərz) are haplorhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was prehistorically more globally widespread, all of the existing species are restricted to Maritime Southeast Asia, predominantly in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
They are found primarily in forested habitats, especially forests that have liana, since the vine gives tarsiers vertical support when climbing trees.