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Encyclopedia > Spectral Tarsier
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Spectral Tarsier[1]

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Tarsiidae
Genus: Tarsius
Species: T. tarsier
Binomial name
Tarsius tarsier
(Erxleben, 1777)
Synonyms

Tarsius spectrum (Pallas, 1779) Image File history File links Spectral_Tarsier. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn2. ... Near Threatened (NT) is an conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species... Families 15, See classification A primate (L. prima, first) is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ... Species Tarsius syrichta Tarsius bancanus Tarsius spectrum Tarsius dianae Tarsius pelengensis Tarsius sangirensis Tarsius pumilus Tarsiers (family Tarsiidae, genus Tarsius) are a genus of prosimian primates, previously classified as strepsirhines, but now classified as haplorhines, though still not considered to be monkeys. ... Species Tarsius syrichta Tarsius bancanus Tarsius spectrum Tarsius dianae Tarsius pelengensis Tarsius sangirensis Tarsius pumilus Tarsiers (family Tarsiidae, genus Tarsius) are a genus of prosimian primates, previously classified as strepsirhines, but now classified as haplorhines, though still not considered to be monkeys. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (June 22, 1744 - August 19, 1777) was a German naturalist. ... In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. ...

The Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) is less adapted than the Philippine Tarsier or Horsfield's Tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the Tarsius genus. It is found in Indonesia, primarily in the lowlands of Sulawesi and on Selayar Island. Binomial name Tarsius syrichta (Linnaeus, 1758) The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta; also known as mawmag in Cebuano/Visayan) is an endangered tarsier species endemic to the Philippines. ... Binomial name Tarsius bancanus Horsfield, 1821 Horsfields Tarsier (Tarsius bancanus), also known as Western Tarsiers, are a species of tarsier. ... Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ... Species Tarsius syrichta Tarsius bancanus Tarsius spectrum Tarsius dianae Tarsius pelengensis Tarsius sangirensis Tarsius pumilus Tarsiers (family Tarsiidae, genus Tarsius) are a genus of prosimian primates, previously classified as strepsirhines, but now classified as haplorhines, though still not considered to be monkeys. ... Location of Sulawesi Island (light green) among the various islands of Indonesia. ...


The Spectral Tarsier has the largest eye to body size ratio of all of the mammals.[3]


References

  1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 128. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Tarsius spectrum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.
  3. ^ Smythe, RH (1975). Vision in the animal world. St. Martin's Press, New York. 

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Tarsier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (361 words)
The tarsiers are the members of the Tarsius genus of prosimian primates, monotypic in the Tarsiidae family and Tarsiiformes infraorder.
Evidence for the position of Tarsier in the primate tree came for example from retrotransposon presence/absence data.
Two tarsiers, overlayed with animations of human mouths and eyes, appear in Joel Veitch's advertisements for Quizno's subs, dubbed the Spongmonkeys.
Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) (1670 words)
The spectral tarsier has a dental formula of 2:1:3:3 on the upper jaw and 1:1:3:3 on the lower jaw (Nowak, 1999).
The spectral tarsier is found in the country of Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi and the nearby islands of Sangihe, Peleng, and Salayer (Nowak, 1999).
The basic group of the spectral tarsier is made up of the mated pair and their offspring.
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