Tarsius pumilus

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Pygmy 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1921-06-30. Twenty new mammals collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34:93-104.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332249

Original name as described

Tarsius pumilus

Other common names

Lesser Spectral Tarsier · Mountain Tarsier · Sulawesi Mountain Tarsier

Type material

USNM:MAMM:219454

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec960aa4-a359-44d5-b452-f11cbfb85187

Type locality

Indonesia, Rano Rano, Middle Celebes (= Sulawesi).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000922

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 pumilus

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:219454

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ec960aa4-a359-44d5-b452-f11cbfb85187

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332249

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21490/17977980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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