Corn spurry vs Philippine tarsier

Spergula arvensis compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• Corn spurry is Least Concern while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn spurry	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Spergula	Carlito
Species	Spergula arvensis	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corn spurry	Philippine tarsier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.