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Eastern tarsier
(Sulawesi tarsier)
(no species or subspecies status)
Tarsius tarsier
(sensu lato)
(PALLAS, 1779)


Photo by: J. Pfleiderer
      
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz

Number of Subspecies:09
Subspecies:01. Tarsius tarsier tarsier (Selayar Tarsier) - Selayar Island southwest off Sulawesi
02. T. t. fuscus (Makassar Tarsier) - Southwestern peninsula of Sulawesi
03. T. t. dentatus (Dian's Tarsier) - Central and eastern Sulawesi
04. T. t. pelengensis (Peleng Tarsier) - Peleng east off Sulawesi
05. T. t. sangirensis (Great Sangihe Tarsier) - Sangir Island 200km north off Sulawesi
06. T. t. tumpara (Siau Island Tarsier) - Siau region inside Sangihe-Archipel 200km north off Sulawesi
07. T. t. pumilus (Sulawesi Mountain Tarsier) - Southern and central Sulawesi
08. T. t. lariang (Lariang Tarsier) - Western central-Sulawesi
09. T. t. wallacei (Wallace's Tarsier) - Northwestern Sulawesi

Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 3 - Primates, 2013
 
Range:Sulawesi and some islands off the coast
Habitat:Rainforests
Head-Torso-Length:12 - 14 cm
Tail length:23 - 26 cm
Weight:98 - 103 g
Food:Insects, Reptiles, Birds, Eggs
IUCN status:VU (Vulnerable)
 


Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Asia
  Indonesia (1 Holding(s)):
 
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  • Jakarta (Faunaland Achol) 
      Japan (1 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Tokyo (Ueno Zoo) 
      Singapore (1 Holding(s)):
     
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  • Singapore (Night Safari) 
    Holding(s): 3