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Tarsiers (family Tarsiidae, genus Tarsius) are a genus of prosimian primates, previously classified as strepsirhines, but now classified as haplorhines, though still not considered to be monkeys. Tarsiers have enormous eyes and long feet. Their feet have extremely elongated tarsus bones, which is how they got their name. They are insectivorous, and catch insects by jumping at them. Once found in Asia, Europe and North America, tarsiers are now mainly found on several Southeast Asian islands including the Philippines, Sulawesi, BorneoBorneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesian, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is an island, the third largest island in the world, located at the center of the Malay archipelago and of Indonesia. Borneo is considered part of the geo, and SumatraSumatra or Sumatera is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is part of Indonesia. Geography The longest axis of the island runs approximately northwest southeast, crossing the equator near the center. The interior of the i. Their conservation status has been classified as "Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent".

Classification

• Infraorder Tarsiiformes
  • Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers
    • Genus Tarsius
      • Philippine Tarsier, Tarsius syrichta
      • Horsfield's Tarsier , Tarsius bancanus
        • Tarsius bancanus bancanus
        • Tarsius bancanus saltator
        • Tarsius bancanus borneanus
      • Spectral Tarsier , Tarsius spectrum
      • Dian's Tarsier , Tarsius dianae
      • Peleng Tarsier , Tarsius pelengensis
      • Sangihe Tarsier, Tarsius sangirensis
      • Pygmy Tarsier , Tarsius pumilus