philippine tarsiers
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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
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