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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 mammals belonging to the family Tarsiidae. It is classified within the order Primates, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The scientific name Tarsius was established by Storr in 1780.
Records of this genus are associated with locations in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Asia. Institutional collections holding records include LACM, CLO, GNM, MCZ, and UCM. The genus has 722 occurrence records, 44 records, and 10 media items documented in specific databases.
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Species
Tarsius
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyTarsiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 44
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Tarsiidae
- Collections
- LACM, CLO, GNM, MCZ, UCM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Philippines, Asia, Malaysia
Research
193 papers- Development of deciduous and permanent dentition in Tarsius and its phylogenetic significance.ReviewFolia primatologica; international journal of primatology · 1982Luckett WP, Maier WDOI: 10.1159/000156018
- Distribution and abundance of Peleng Tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis) in Banggai Island group, Indonesia.Scientific reports · 2023Syahrullah FN, Maddus U, Mustari AH et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30049-5
- Behavior of female Tarsius spectrumgurskyae at the primate research center breeding facility.Open veterinary journal · 2025Hidayatik N, Agil M, Iskandar E et al.DOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i5.22
- A Novel Antimicrobial Peptide, Dermaseptin-SS1, with Anti-Proliferative Activity, Isolated from the Skin Secretion of Phyllomedusa tarsius.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Ma X, Chen Y, Shu A et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186558
- Small, odd and old: The mysterious Tarsius pumilus is the most basal Sulawesi tarsier.Biology letters · 2022Hagemann L, Grow N, Bohr YEB et al.DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0642
- Overview of the visual system of Tarsius.The anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology · 2005Collins CE, Hendrickson A, Kaas JHDOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20263
- The isocortex of Tarsius.The Journal of comparative neurology · 1951VON BONIN GDOI: 10.1002/cne.900950303
- The Thalamus of Tarsius.Journal of anatomy · 1930Clark WE
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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.
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