Genus of primates
Tarsius 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 Carlito [ 1]
All members of Tarsius are found on Sulawesi , while Cephalopachus is found on Sundaland and Carlito in Greater Mindanao .
Species
Genus Tarsius Storr , 1780
Common name
Scientific name and subspecies
Range
Size and ecology
IUCN status and estimated population
Dian's tarsier
T. dentatus Miller & Hollister , 1921Central 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 [ 4]
Gursky's spectral tarsier
T. spectrumgurskyae Shekelle , Groves , Maryanto & Mittermeier , 2017Northeastern 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 [ 6]
Jatna's tarsier
T. supriatnai Shekelle , Groves , Maryanto & Mittermeier , 2017Northern 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 [ 7]
Lariang tarsier
T. lariang Groves & Merker , 2006Central 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 [ 9]
Makassar tarsier
T. fuscus Fischer von Waldheim , 1804Southern 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 [ 11]
Niemitz's tarsier
T. niemitzi Shekelle , Groves , Maryanto , Mittermeier , Salim & Springer , 2019Northern 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 [ 13]
Peleng tarsier
T. pelengensis Sody , 1949Eastern 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 [ 15]
Pygmy tarsier
T. pumilus Miller , Hollister , 1921Central 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 [ 18]
Sangihe tarsier
T. sangirensis Meyer , 1897Sangir Island , southeastern PhilippinesSize : 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 [ 20]
Siau Island tarsier
T. tumpara Shekelle , Groves , Merker & Supriatna , 2008Siau 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 [ 22]
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 [ 24]
Wallace's tarsier
T. wallacei Merker , Driller , Dahruddin , Wirdateti , Sinaga , Perwitasari-Farajallah & Shekelle , 2010Northern 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 [ 26]
As of 2018[update] Fossilworks also recognizes the following additional extinct species:[ 27]
References
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