▁it ▁is ▁really ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁lem ur ▁and ▁the ▁tree ▁sh rew . ▁An ▁adult ▁male ▁with ▁gray ▁or ▁re dd ish ▁fur ▁grows ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 3 0   gram s ▁( 0 . 2 9 ▁pounds ), ▁about ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁f ist , ▁and ▁with ▁its ▁long , ▁n aked ▁tail ▁for ▁balance ▁it ▁j umps ▁like ▁a ▁f rog ▁across ▁low - h anging ▁tree ▁branches ▁at ▁night . ▁It ▁e ats ▁about ▁a ▁ 1 0 th ▁of ▁its ▁weight ▁in ▁moth s , ▁drag on f lies , ▁grass ho ppers , ▁and ▁be et les . ▁Left ▁in ▁the ▁wild , ▁tar si ers ▁can ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁Although ▁techn ically ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁list , ▁the ▁government ▁bel ieves ▁without ▁human ▁inter vention ▁it ▁could ▁disappear ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁ ▁Hun ting ▁and ▁trad ing ▁in ▁Tar si us ▁s yr icht a , ▁the ▁species ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁when ▁P iz arr as ▁fle w ▁to ▁Man ila ▁with ▁two ▁or phan ed ▁t ars ier ▁b ab ies ▁to ▁meet ▁Prince ▁Charles , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁en list ed ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁throne ' s ▁support ▁to ▁help ▁save ▁the ▁species . ▁In ▁the ▁wild , ▁the