It needs to do this because its eyes can not move. This species lacks a tapetum lucidum found in most nocturnal animals. The pygmy tarsier has two grooming claws on each foot instead of just one. 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. This species is a vertical clinger and leaper . The identity of , a pygmy species endemic to the montane mossy forests of central Sulawesi. American Museum Novitates . Nowak, R.M. 1999.