"Scientists" tell us that the tarsier is the only member of its lonely family Tarsiidae, which itself is the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes... We here at Zooillogix think they might be more closely related to other species than zoologists think...
Pygmy tarsier vs. Furby
Pygmy tarsier vs. Mogwai
Pygmy tarsier vs. Jabba
Pygmy tarsier vs. Little grey
Reader Suggested
Pygmy tarsier vs. Little Fuzzy
Credit to Mad Hussein LOL Scientist
Pygmy tarsier vs. Gilbert Gottfried
(Maybe the hands?) Credit to Katie Thompson
Pygmy tarsier vs. Critters
Credit to Benji Bleimanowitz
Pygmy tarsier vs. Boglins
Credit to Mordecai Lipshitz
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Comments
Tarsiidae is a family, not a genus. The problem of recognizing homology vs convergent evolution is perplexing and often difficult. I don't know what to tell you.
Posted by: Jim Thomerson | November 20, 2008 12:11 PM
I second Jim's point. Any classification methodology that includes Gilbert Gottfried in any other taxon is basically flawed.
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | November 20, 2008 8:52 PM
That's it! The pygmy tarsier is a gashta!!! (Me = huge H. Beam Piper geek girl)
Posted by: The Perky Skeptic | November 20, 2008 9:30 PM
With those eyes and long fingers, he looks kind of like a C. Montgomery Burns in its larval stage.
Posted by: Jenbug | November 21, 2008 12:58 AM
I gotta go with Jenbug on this one.
Good luck finding a picture for that!
Posted by: julia goolia | November 21, 2008 10:13 AM
I can't believe I'm not the only one still obsessed with fuzzies. I even bought copies of the books for my kids...for some reason they just don't get it.
Posted by: Leesy | November 21, 2008 10:34 AM
Thompson... it's Thompson.
Posted by: Katie | November 21, 2008 5:35 PM
Pygmy tarsier vs. Critters like 1`m :)
Good luck & thank you fot theme
Posted by: pliner | November 23, 2008 5:15 PM
definitely no.1
Posted by: Dorothy | November 25, 2008 3:20 AM
http://www.jessiecorp.com/4chan/RhinoHamster.jpg
Posted by: Siamang | December 1, 2008 2:16 PM
My vote is the Furbie!
Posted by: The Traveler | December 3, 2008 3:33 PM
I am Nerea ( 10 years old) and he is Furby!!!!!
Posted by: Nerea Elizalde | December 8, 2008 2:34 PM
Yup,gotta be Furby,no doubt about it.
Posted by: Daci | December 9, 2008 7:20 AM