Tarsius fuscus

G. Fischer, 1804

Makassar Tarsier

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Fischer, G. 1804. Anatomie der Maki. Andreäische Buchhandlung, Frankfurt am Main, 194 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=kORAAAAAcAAJ

Original name as described

Tarsius fuscus, s. fuscomanus

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Originally said to come from Madagascar. Restricted by C. P. Groves and M. Shekelle in 2010 to Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from T. tarsier

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/1000918

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 fuscus, s. fuscomanus

G. Fischer, 1804

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162369593/162369616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tarsius fischerii

A. G. Desmarest, 1804

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

fischerii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57784371

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Tarsius fuscus, s. fuscomanus

G. Fischer, 1804

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

fuscomanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Tarsius Fischeri

Horsfield, 1821

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

fischeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 4 (unnumbered p. 4)

Authority publication

London

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