Buddha's hand vs Philippine tarsier

Alocasia cucullata compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Araceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Alocasia	Carlito
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Philippine tarsier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.