Philippine tarsier, mawmag (Carlito syrichta)

Philippine tarsier, mawmag (Carlito syrichta)

Description
English: Philippine Tarsiers in Bohol
Date 2007
Source Own work (Original text: I created this work entirely by myself.)
Author JT Lim Majuro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Majuro)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bohol.tarsier_jtlimphoto.JPG

The Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta), known locally as mawmag in Cebuano/Visayans and mamag in Luzon, is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. It is a member of the approximately 45-million-year-old family Tarsiidae. Formerly a member of the genus Tarsius, it is now listed as the only member of the genus Carlito, a new genus named after the conservationist Carlito Pizarras. Order: Primates, Family: Tarsiidae, Genus: Carlito, Species: Carlito syrichta (Linnaeus, 1758), Synonyms: Tarsius syrichta (Linnaeus, 1758).


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Description		Philippine tarsier, mawmag (Carlito syrichta) Description English: Philippine Tarsiers in Bohol Date 2007 Source Own work (Original text: I created this work entirely by myself.) Author JT Lim Majuro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Majuro) Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bohol.tarsier_jtlimphoto.JPG The Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta), known locally as mawmag in Cebuano/Visayans and mamag in Luzon, is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. It is a member of the approximately 45-million-year-old family Tarsiidae. Formerly a member of the genus Tarsius, it is now listed as the only member of the genus Carlito, a new genus named after the conservationist Carlito Pizarras. Order: Primates, Family: Tarsiidae, Genus: Carlito, Species: Carlito syrichta (Linnaeus, 1758), Synonyms: Tarsius syrichta (Linnaeus, 1758).

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