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Genus of primates

Tarsius
Temporal range: 48.6–0 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N Eocene to recent
Gursky's spectral tarsier
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Distribution and range of Tarsius supriatnai and other tarsier species in Sulawesi, Indonesia:  Tarsius dentatus  Tarsius wallacei  Tarsius lariang  Tarsius fuscus  Tarsius pumilus  Tarsius pelengensis  Tarsius spectrumgurskyae  Tarsius supriatnai  Tarsius niemitzi

Tarsius is a genus of tarsiers, small primates native to islands of Maritime Southeast Asia, with almost all of its species found on Sulawesi Island. 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.

All members of Tarsius are found on Sulawesi, while Cephalopachus is found on Sundaland and Carlito in Greater Mindanao.

Species

Genus Tarsius Storr, 1780 – twelve species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Dian's tarsier


T. dentatus
Miller & Hollister, 1921
Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Map of range
Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 13–28 cm (5–11 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Gursky's spectral tarsier

Brown tarsier

T. spectrumgurskyae
Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017
Northeastern Sulawesi (in purple)
Map of range
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 21–27 cm (8–11 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Jatna's tarsier


T. supriatnai
Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017
Northern Sulawesi (in gray)
Map of range
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 23–25 cm (9–10 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Lariang tarsier


T. lariang
Groves & Merker, 2006
Central Sulawesi
Map of range
Size: About 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 12–21 cm (5–8 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 DD 


Unknown Population declining

Makassar tarsier

Gray tarsier

T. fuscus
Fischer von Waldheim, 1804
Southern Sulawesi (in yellow)
Map of range
Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 24–26 cm (9–10 in) tail

Habitat: Forest and caves

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Niemitz's tarsier


T. niemitzi
Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto, Mittermeier, Salim & Springer, 2019
Northern Sulawesi (circled in black)
Map of range
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 24–26 cm (9–10 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 EN 


10,000–20,000 Population declining

Peleng tarsier


T. pelengensis
Sody, 1949
Eastern Sulawesi
Map of range
Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 25–27 cm (10–11 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as frogs, lizards, and other small vertebrates
 EN 


Unknown Population declining

Pygmy tarsier


T. pumilus
Miller, Hollister, 1921
Central Sulawesi
Map of range
Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 20–21 cm (8 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Arthropods and insects, as well as small vertebrates
 EN 


Unknown Population declining

Sangihe tarsier

Drawing of brown tarsier

T. sangirensis
Meyer, 1897
Sangir Island, southeastern Philippines
Map of range
Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 30 cm (12 in) tail

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands

Diet: Insects, as well as birds, lizards, and other small vertebrates
 EN 


Unknown Population declining

Siau Island tarsier

Brown 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

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Arthropods, as well as small vertebrates
 CR 


Unknown Population declining

Spectral tarsier


T. tarsier
(Erxleben, 1777)
Sulawesi
Map of range
Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 20–26 cm (8–10 in) tail

Habitat: Forest

Diet: Insects, as well as lizards, bats, and other small vertebrates
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

Wallace's tarsier


T. wallacei
Merker, Driller, Dahruddin, Wirdateti, Sinaga, Perwitasari-Farajallah & Shekelle, 2010
Northern Sulawesi (in orange)
Map of range
Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 23–27 cm (9–11 in) tail

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands

Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates
 VU 


Unknown Population declining

As of 2018, Fossilworks also recognizes the following additional extinct species:

References

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Extant species of family Tarsiidae
Carlito
Cephalopachus
Tarsius
Category
Haplorhini
Haplorhini
"Omomyidae"
Microchoerinae
"Anaptomorphinae"
"Omomyinae"
Tarkadectinae
Tarsiiformes
Tarsiidae
Simiiformes
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Teilhardina sp.
Simiiformes
Simiiformes
Afrotarsiidae?
Eosimiidae
Amphipithecidae
Parapithecoidea
Proteopithecidae
Parapithecidae
Platyrrhini
Aotidae
Pitheciidae
Atelidae
Cebidae
Callitrichidae
Catarrhini
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Eosimias sinensis
Catarrhini
Catarrhini
Oligopithecidae
Propliopithecidae
Pliopithecoidea
Pliopithecidae
Dionysopithecidae
Crouzeliidae
Cercopithecoidea
Victoriapithecidae
Colobinae
Cercopithecinae
Cercopithecini
Papionini
Hominoidea
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Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
Hominoidea
Hominoidea
Dendropithecidae
Hylobatidae
Hominidae
Ponginae
Homininae
Dryopithecini
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