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n. - Type and sole genus of the family of small chiefly nocturnal and arboreal carnivorous primates of the Malay Archipelago.

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  • With the exception of the Orangutan, the Siamang, the Tarsius spectrum, and the
  • Not specifically noted, it appears they mean Tarsius pumilus, according to the EDGE site.
  • The tarsier (Tarsius bancanus), one of Borneo's strangest animals, with its large eyes searches out smaller animals and leaves for food.
  • The tarsier (Tarsius bancansus), banded leaf-monkey (Presbytis melalophus), and endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) are found south of Lake Toba.
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