Tarsier

Tarsiers
Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Tarsiiformes Gregory, 1915
Family:	Tarsiidae Gray, 1825
Genera
Carlito Cephalopachus Tarsius

The tarsiers are prosimian (non-monkey) primates. They got their name from the long bones in their feet. They are now placed together with the simians (monkeys).

They live in trees, and are entirely nocturnal. Tarsiers are the only primates which are wholly carnivorous. They mainly eat insects, but some are also known to eat birds and snakes. Tarsiers can catch prey like birds even if they are in motion as the tarsiers jump from tree to tree to catch their prey.^[1]

1. ↑ Niemitz C. (ed) 1984. Biology of tarsiers. New York: Gustav Fischer.