Horsfield’s tarsier, also known as the western tarsier, Cephalopachus bancanus (Horsfield, 1821) of south Sarawak / Borneo

I don’t know which animals are my favourites, but these little creatures of the rainforest definitely occupy a top place in my personal ranking. In the photo you can see Cephalopachus bancanus, which has several other common names; Horsfeld’s tarsier, western tarsier or simply Sunda tarsier. Sunda tarsiers reach a head-torso length of around 13 centimetres, the tail is 18 to 21 centimetres long, making them one of the larger members of the tarsier family. They can be found in Sumatra, Borneo and the islands off the coast. Their short, dense fur is yellow-brown in the specimens on Sumatra and red-brown in the specimens on Borneo. Sunda tarsiers are nocturnal tree dwellers. During the day they sleep in dense vegetation or in tree hollows, at night they go in foraging. They move vertically by climbing and jumping, and can cover distances of over 2 metres when jumping. However, I have also seen them jumping almost 4 metres. They usually stay in the low tree regions and rarely reach heights of more than 2 metres.