Carlito syrichta

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Philippine Tarsier

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Tarsiiformes
Family : Tarsiidae
Genus : Carlito

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033821

Original name as described

Simia syrichta

Other common names

Bohol Tarsier · Mindanao Tarsier

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Luzon."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

moved from Tarsius to the new genus Carlito

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C., & Shekelle, M. (2010). The genera and species of Tarsiidae. International Journal of Primatology, 31(6), 1071-1082.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000915

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Simia syrichta

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

syrichta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033821

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Tarsius fraterculus

(G. S. Miller, 1910)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:239250

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a66952f6-0e0d-4827-ad9a-1497cfa7978f

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616066

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Tarsius philippinensis

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602478

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Tarsius syrichta

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

syrichta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Carlito syrichta carbonarius

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

carbonarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Carlito syrichta fraterculus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Carlito syrichta

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

syrichta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21492/17978520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Carlito syrichta syrichta

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

syrichta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Tarsius philippensis

(A. B. Meyer, 1894)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

philippensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33470799

Authority publication

Abhandlungen und Berichte des königlichen zoologischen und anthropologisch-ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden

Tarsius carbonarius

(Heude, 1899)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

carbonarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Tarsius philippensis

(Hollister, 1912)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

philippensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354188

Authority publication

Philippine Journal of Science

Tarsius syrichtus

(Cabrera, 1923)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

syrichtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

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