Philippine tarsier vs pega pega

Carlito syrichta compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened while pega pega is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine tarsier	pega pega
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tarsiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Carlito	Desmodium
Species	Carlito syrichta	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

pega pega

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine tarsier	pega pega
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pega pega

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).