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Tarsius
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Tarsius is a genus of tarsiers, small primates native to islands of Southeast Asia. Until 2010, all tarsier species were typically assigned to this genus, but a revision of the family Tarsiidae restored the generic status of Cephalopachus and created a new genus Carlito.[1]
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Tarsius[1] | |
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Gursky's spectral tarsier | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Family: | Tarsiidae |
Genus: | Tarsius Storr, 1780 |
Type species | |
Lemur tarsier Erxleben, 1777 | |
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Distribution and range of Tarsius supriatnai and other tarsier species in Sulawesi, Indonesia: |
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All members of Tarsius are found on Sulawesi, while Cephalopachus is found on Sundaland and Carlito in Greater Mindanao.