Tarsius
[1] Temporal range: Eocene to recent
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Gursky's spectral tarsier | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Family: | Tarsiidae |
Genus: |
Tarsius Storr, 1780 |
Type species | |
Lemur tarsier
Erxleben, 1777
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Species | |
Distribution and range of Tarsius supriatnai and other tarsier species in Sulawesi, Indonesia: |
Tarsius is a genus of tarsiers, small primates native to islands of Southeast Asia. Until 2010, all tarsier species were typically assigned to this genus, but a revision of the family Tarsiidae restored the generic status of Cephalopachus and created a new genus Carlito. [1]
All members of Tarsius are found on Sulawesi, while Cephalopachus is found on Sundaland and Carlito in Greater Mindanao.
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Dian's tarsier
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T. dentatus Miller & Hollister, 1921 |
Central
Sulawesi,
Indonesia |
Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 13–28 cm (5–11 in) tail
[2]
[3] Habitat: Forest [4] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [2] |
VU
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Gursky's spectral tarsier | T. spectrumgurskyae Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017 |
Northeastern Sulawesi (in purple) |
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 21–27 cm (8–11 in) tail
[5] Habitat: Forest [6] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [6] |
VU
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Jatna's tarsier
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T. supriatnai Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017 |
Northern Sulawesi (in gray) |
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 23–25 cm (9–10 in) tail
[5] Habitat: Forest [7] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [7] |
VU
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Lariang tarsier
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T. lariang Groves & Merker, 2006 |
Central Sulawesi |
Size: About 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 12–21 cm (5–8 in) tail
[8] Habitat: Forest [9] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [9] |
DD
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Makassar tarsier | T. fuscus Fischer von Waldheim, 1804 |
Southern Sulawesi (in yellow) |
Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 24–26 cm (9–10 in) tail
[10] Habitat: Forest and caves [11] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [10] |
VU
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Niemitz's tarsier
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T. niemitzi Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto, Mittermeier, Salim & Springer, 2019 |
Northern Sulawesi (circled in black) |
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 24–26 cm (9–10 in) tail
[12] Habitat: Forest [13] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [13] |
EN
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Peleng tarsier
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T. pelengensis Sody, 1949 |
Eastern Sulawesi |
Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 25–27 cm (10–11 in) tail
[14] Habitat: Forest [15] Diet: Insects, as well as frogs, lizards, and other small vertebrates [15] |
EN
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Pygmy tarsier
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T. pumilus Miller, Hollister, 1921 |
Central Sulawesi |
Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 20–21 cm (8 in) tail
[16]
[17] Habitat: Forest [18] Diet: Arthropods and insects, as well as small vertebrates [16] |
EN
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Sangihe tarsier | T. sangirensis Meyer, 1897 |
Sangir Island, southeastern Philippines |
Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 30 cm (12 in) tail
[19] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [20] Diet: Insects, as well as birds, lizards, and other small vertebrates [19] |
EN
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Siau Island tarsier | T. tumpara Shekelle, Groves, Merker & Supriatna, 2008 |
Siau Island, north of Sulawesi | Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus about 20 cm (8 in) tail
[21] Habitat: Forest [22] Diet: Arthropods, as well as small vertebrates [22] |
CR
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Spectral tarsier
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T. tarsier ( Erxleben, 1777) |
Sulawesi |
Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 20–26 cm (8–10 in) tail
[23] Habitat: Forest [24] Diet: Insects, as well as lizards, bats, and other small vertebrates [23] |
VU
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Wallace's tarsier
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T. wallacei Merker, Driller, Dahruddin, Wirdateti, Sinaga, Perwitasari-Farajallah & Shekelle, 2010 |
Northern Sulawesi (in orange) |
Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 23–27 cm (9–11 in) tail
[25] Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands [26] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates [25] |
VU
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As of 2018 [update], Fossilworks also recognizes the following additional extinct species: [27]