vs Horsfield's tarsier

Disciseda bovista compared with Cephalopachus bancanus

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Horsfield's tarsier
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Tarsiidae
Genus	Disciseda	Cephalopachus
Species	Disciseda bovista	Cephalopachus bancanus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Horsfield's tarsier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Horsfield's tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.