Comments on: Tiniest Primate Recently Rediscovered in Indonesia

By: Brahmanto Anindito

Brahmanto Anindito — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:50:56 +0000

Yeah, I’ve seen Gremlin in my childhood. Pygmy tarsiers are mignon like them. But I don’t think the things in the movie are apes. Thanks for coming, Pygmy Tarsiers.

By: Calvin

Calvin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:51:50 +0000

^uh yeah, I actually meant gremlin, not these ugly goblins

By: Brahm

Brahm — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:13:12 +0000

Some says they’re gremlin. )

By: Calvin

Calvin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:56:26 +0000

I almost thought they are… goblin! xD

By: Brahmanto Anindito

Brahmanto Anindito — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:31:26 +0000

Hi, Tarsier Fans. Thanks for dropping by. Euh … I’m not a scientist, so me myself, I don’t see a different between tarsiers. They all looks so cute to me. ^_^

But classifically, Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is different from Indonesian tarsiers. Here’s the result of my browsing:

“A number of relatives of the Philippine tarsier can be found: Bornean tarsier (Tarsius bancanus) of Borneo and Sumatra, the spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum), the lesser spectral tarsier or pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus), and Dian’s tarsier (Tarsius dianae) of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The pygmy tarsier, by the way, is considerably smaller than the Philippine tarsier.”

So, I’m sure, the word “rarest” is not for tarsiers in your country ^_^.