Tarsius
Sign in to saveTarsius 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.
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Tarsius is a genus of small primates called tarsiers that live on islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, with most species found on Sulawesi Island. The genus became more narrowly defined in 2010 when scientists reorganized tarsier classification, moving some species into separate genera called Cephalopachus and Carlito.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyTarsiidae
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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.