Tarsius tarsier

(Erxleben, 1777)

Selayar 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

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872868

Original name as described

Lemur Tarsier

Other common names

Spectral Tarsier

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Type locality restricted to the island of Selayar off the south-western peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia, by C. P. Groves and M. Shekelle in 2010.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000926

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Lemur podje

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

podje

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664106

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Lemur Tarsier

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

tarsier

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872868

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Didelphys? macrotarsos

(von Schreber, 1777)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

macrotarsos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064858

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)
  3. Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)

Yerbua Tarsata

(J. R. Forster, 1778)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

tarsatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46729112

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Lemur spectrum

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495103

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)

Didelphis macrotarsus

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

macrotarsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751329

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)

Macrotarsus Buffoni

(Link, 1795)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

buffoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272942

Authority publication

Rostock

Tarsius Daubentonii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Magasin encyclopédique

Name usages

Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)

Tarsius Pallasii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

pallasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Magasin encyclopédique

Lemur tarsius

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

tarsius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1994-2465

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637184

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Tarsius spectrum

Lesson, 1827

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

spectrum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207539

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Smith (1842:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:222, 223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Tarsius tarsier

Groves, 2005

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

tarsier

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162369551/17978304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lemur Tarsius

(Storr, 1780)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

tarsius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Tübingen

Macrotarsus indicus

(de Lacépède, 1799)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

indicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Tarsius Daubentonii

J. B. Audebert, 1799

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58948941

Authority publication

Paris

Tarsius Daubentonii

G. K. Shaw, 1800

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150789

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Tarsius Daubentonii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Paris

Tarsius Daubentonii

G. Fischer, 1804

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

daubentonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

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

Tarsius Pallassii

G. Fischer, 1804

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

pallassii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)

Tarsius Palassii

Tiedemann, 1808

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

palassii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Landshut

Tarsius Pallasii

Goldfuss, 1809

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

pallasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497920

Authority publication

Erlangen

Tarsius daubentoni

D. G. Elliot, 1913

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

daubentoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602466

Authority publication

New York

Macrotarsus buffonii

(Groves, Shekelle, & Brandon-Jones, 2008)

Family

Tarsiidae

Root name

buffonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Cibinong

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves, Shekelle & Brandon-Jones (2008:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35208)

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