Tarsius
Tarsius is a genus of 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 and created a new genus Carlito.
| Tarsius Temporal range: Eocene to recent | |
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| 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: | |
All members of Tarsius are found on Sulawesi, while Cephalopachus is found on Sundaland and Carlito in Greater Mindanao.
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