This nocturnal species has large eyes and large ears that are mobile. Dian's tarsier has a special adaptation in its neck vertebrae to help it turn its head 180 degrees. It needs to do this because its eyes can not move. The tail of this species is naked except for a tuft of hair at the end. This species receives its name from the elongated tarsus bone.
Females have two pairs of mammae, one inguinal and one pectoral.
This species is a carnivorous species. Although Tremble et al. This is a nocturnal and an arboreal species. This species is a vertical clinger and leaper . Primate Conservation .