PHILIPPINE TARSIERS

Jessica Period 7

Classification Name: Tarsius syrichta Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Tarsiidae Genus: Tarsius Species: syrichta

Description Gray-brown fur Long, mostly hairless tail Huge eyes Sharp teeth Long ankle bones Very small-can fit in palm of hand nocturnal

Species Range Philippine Islands Tropical Rainforests

Red

Tropical Rainforests GrasslandBiome of Tarsiers Our Biome

93-68°F 50-260 in. rain Trees over 100 ft. tall, smooth and thin

bark 70% of plants are trees Lots and lots of different species Leaves on plants are bigger, especially in

shorter plants, to help absorb more sun Many animals have diets heavy in fruit Insects make up the largest group of

animals in a rainforest

• 10-30 inches precipitation• -40—70° F• Lots of different grasses and flowers.• Variety of birds• Animal life includes wolfs, wild turkeys,

geese, bison, prairie chickens• Variety of insects• Less diverse than rainforest• Not many trees• Soil more fertile• Most land converted into farming land

How does your organism get its energy? Heterotroph

Hunts at night (nocturnal)

Eats mostly insects like beetles, cockroaches, crickets and spiders

Occasionally will eat small lizards, birds and bats

Only primate that is completely carnivorous

Food Chaingrass and leaves cricket

spider tarsier

owl

Food Web A web shows multiple pathways energy might travel

whereas a chain only shows one possible path

Owl

tarsier

Spider

cricket

Grass and leaves

snakes

cockroachesmice

Energy Pyramid A pyramid is used to show that energy is lost between consumer groups. The reason energy is lost is because the organisms use energy for things like cellular respiration, digestion, and overall surviving. Only about 10% of energy moves from one level to the next—90% is used and released as heat.

Producers-make their own energy. Grass

Primary Consumers-eat only producers. crickets

Secondary consumers-eat primary consumers. Tarsiers

Tertiary consumers-

top predators.

Owls

Conservation Status ENDANGERED

Deforestation of Rainforests-no where to liveHunters and trappersPopular as pets, but don’t live long in

captivity○ Captivity can be so traumatizing that tarsiers

will beat their heads against their cages and kill themselves

Similar/Related Species There are many species of

tarsiersDifferences exist in geographical

location, size, tail length, and amount of hair on the tail among other factors

Related to Tarsius bancanusAnother kind of tarsierSlightly smaller than Philippine

tarsierFound in Melay archipelago,

Sumatra, and Borneo Unlike species found in South

Dakota

K Strategist The tarsier will only have one baby at a time The mother cares for the child (feeds it, keeps it safe) until it

is able to function on its own The tarsier lives in a stable environment and lives for a

relatively long time (roughly 10-15 yrs.)

Density independent factors A tsunami hits the Philippine Islands and kills many tarsiers A wild fire destroys tarsier habitat and kills some tarsiers

Density dependent factors Amount of insects and other food available Amount of predators that hunt the tarsier

○ An increase in population density of tarsiers will lead to an increase in owls, which will decrease the number of tarsiers

Survivorship Curve Type I This means that the death rate is low

among young tarsiers but increases once the tarsier is older.

Percent surviving

Relative age

Cool Facts Can rotate their heads 180° in both

directionsThat means it can pretty much turn its head in a

full circle

Baby tarsiers can climb two days after being born and jump after four

It’s estimated that the species is 45 million years old

Resources/Works Cited http://www.bohol.ph/article15.html http://

pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/tarsier

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site