The spectral tarsier, or Selayar tarsier, is a tarsier found on the island of Selayar in Indonesia, and is the type species of the genus Tarsius. It appears less specialised than the Philippine or Horsfield's tarsier, for instance lacking adhesive toes. Its range once included nearby southwestern Sulawesi, but that population has been reclassified as the Makassar tarsier, and some older research on Tarsius spectrum concerns populations now assigned to other species, including Gursky's spectral tarsier. It is nocturnal and carnivorous, eating mainly insects, and its average lifespan in the wild is around ten years. Pairs are monogamous and territorial, families return to the same sleeping sites, and the IUCN Red List still lists the species as vulnerable.
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CITES Appendix Connections
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Source Spectral tarsier (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web: Tarsius tarsier (spectral tarsier)
In Ecosystem
Source Sulawesi lowland rain forests (Wikipedia)
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is a species of tarsier found on the island of Selayar in Indonesia
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1. Spectral tarsier (Wikipedia)
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is a species of tarsier found on the island of Selayar in Indonesia
Conservation status
the spectral tarsier is still listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List assessment
Food and foraging
tarsiers have a completely carnivorous diet
Food and foraging, diet
their diet consists mainly of insects that they capture on the ground
Behavior
Tarsiers are nocturnal mammals.
Life history, lifespan
This tarsier's average lifespan in the wild is around ten years.
Conservation status, population trend
Habitat loss and deforestation contributes to a decline in tarsier populations.
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web: Tarsius tarsier (spectral tarsier)
Animal Diversity WebConservation Status
However, this species is still considered vulnerable due to habitat destruction caused by logging.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Tarsiers are occasionally kept as pets, though they do not survive well.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive, relationship to people
Tarsiers also draw tourists to the Indonesian islands and are beneficial to humans financially as a form of ecotourism.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive, relationship to people (2)
Spectral tarsiers are primarily insectivorous, and may aid in the mitigation of insect pest populations.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
Spectral tarsiers are found in primary and secondary rainforests
View the Source 3. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius tarsier
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CITES Appendix II.
4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Tarsius tarsier
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Adult weight 144.8 g
Sulawesi lowland rain forests (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, FaunaQuote, In Ecosystem: Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, Fauna
spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) from Selayar
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