Cephalopachus bancanus

(Horsfield, 1821)

Western Tarsier

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Horsfield, T. 1821-11. No. II. _Mydaus meliceps_. _Gulo orientalis_. _Tarsius Bancanus_. _Felis Sumatrana_. _Eurylaimus Javanicus_. _Podargus Javanensis_. _Turdus varius_. _Dacelo pulchella_. in Horsfield, T. 1824. Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands. Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen, London, not continuously paginated pp.

Original name as described

Tarsius bancanus

Other common names

Belitung Tarsier · Bornean Tarsier · Horsfield's Tarsier · Serasan Island Tarsier · South Natuna Islands Tarsier

Type locality

Indonesia, SE Sumatra, Bangka Island.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

moved from Tarsius to the resurrected Cephalopachus

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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000916

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.

Tarsius tarsier natunensis

(Chasen, 1940)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

natunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1947.1493

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae452648-d719-4cbf-9cbf-e9c0817bb866

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Bulletin of Raffles Museum

Name usages

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

Tarsius saltator

(D. G. Elliot, 1910)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

saltator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:124992

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac3a5fc3-7335-4257-b0b4-7f12968caa25

Authority page

152

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Tarsius borneanus

(D. G. Elliot, 1910)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

borneanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:142242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f0b6d0bf-a7a9-41d6-86ed-2e261e049cd3

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Hypsicebus bancanus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

bancanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Tarsius bancanus bancanus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

bancanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tarsius bancanus borneanus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

borneanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tarsius bancanus saltator

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

saltator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cephalopachus bancanus

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

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

bancanus

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 #400000073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21488/17976989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cephalopachus bancanus bancanus

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

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

bancanus

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)

Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus

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

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

borneanus

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)

Cephalopachus bancanus natunensis

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

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

natunensis

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)

Cephalopachus bancanus saltator

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

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

saltator

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 bancanus

(Horsfield, 1821)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

bancanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 4

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

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