What is the worlds smallest monkey called?
The smalled primate is the Tarsier Monkey, found in Indonesia. At 5 in tall, the Tarsier Monkey can only be seen at night. Although the species was once more widespread, the primate only lives in Southeast Asia and faces endangerment due to a loss of habitat.
The are the only completely carnivorous primate on earth, eating insects, small lizards, and small birds.
The Tarsier Monkey is one of the 25 most endangered primates.
Relevant web sites seem to be divided on this and either claim that the smallest monkey in the world is a New World monkey, the tiny pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea, which weighs only 107 to 140 grams or the Philippine tarsier, which is distinctly found in the provinces of Bohol, Leyte, Samar and some parts of Northern Mindanao.
