Carlito syrichta

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Philippine Tarsier

Carlito syrichta syrichta.  Formerly Tarsius syrichta syrichta.
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Location: Philippines, Eastern Visayas region, Homonhon island

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Tarsiiformes
Family : Tarsiidae
Genus : Carlito

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Original name as described

Simia Syrichta

Other common names

Bohol Tarsier · Mindanao Tarsier

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Luzon."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

moved from Tarsius to the new genus Carlito

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C.P. and Shekelle, M. 2010. The genera and species of Tarsiidae. International Journal of Primatology 31(6):1071-1082. doi:10.1007/s10764-010-9443-1

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 17 names and synonyms.

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