| Tarsius[1] | |
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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 | |
| Species | |
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| Distribution and range of Tarsius supriatnai and other tarsier species in Sulawesi, Indonesia: | |
Tarsius is a genus oftarsiers, smallprimates native to islands ofMaritime Southeast Asia, with almost all of its species found onSulawesi Island. Until 2010, all tarsier species were typically assigned to this genus, but a revision of the familyTarsiidae restored the generic status ofCephalopachus and created a new genusCarlito.[1]
All members ofTarsius are found onSulawesi, whileCephalopachus is found onSundaland andCarlito in GreaterMindanao.
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Dian's tarsier | T. dentatus Miller &Hollister, 1921 | CentralSulawesi,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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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]
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