Spectral tarsier: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spectral tarsier lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tarsius tarsier
Group	Lorises, galagos & tarsiers
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Tarsiidae

Where does the spectral tarsier live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spectral tarsier in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spectral tarsier endangered?

The spectral tarsier’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spectral tarsier?

The spectral tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Tarsiidae, genus Tarsius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spectral tarsier

Spectral tarsier or Selayar tarsier (Tarsius tarsier, also called Tarsius spectrum) is a species of tarsier found on the island of Selayar in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the genus Tarsius. While its range used to also include the population on nearby southwestern Sulawesi, this population has been reclassified as a separate species, Tarsius fuscus. Some of the earlier research published on Tarsius spectrum refers to the taxon that was recently reclassified and elevated to a separate species, the Gursky's spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spectral tarsier (revision 1380254280), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q859277 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).