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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tarsius tarsier

Accepted taxon: Tarsius tarsier


Accepted taxon: Tarsius tarsier
Taxon: Tarsius tarsier
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | TARSIIFORMES | Tarsiidae | Tarsius
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Tarsius tarsier diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 21, CP (Crude Protein) 49, EE (Ether Extract) 17. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Tarsius tarsier.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Orthoptera WHOLE 22.14 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Formicidae WHOLE 13.57 Grzimek,B…
Lepidoptera WHOLE 12.50 Grzimek,B…
Papilionoidea WHOLE 10.71 Grzimek,B…
Lepidoptera LARVAE 8.93 Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera WHOLE 6.79 Grzimek,B…
Blattaria WHOLE 5.36 Grzimek,B…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Tarsius tarsier.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tarsius tarsier.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tarsius tarsier.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
2dm1 - - - - - - 5 - - Boyer, Do…
3dm2 - - - - - - 15 - - Boyer, Do…
m2_relief - 4 4 - - 1 1 1 0 Boyer, Do…
sdm2 - - - - - - 5 - - Boyer, Do…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Tarsius tarsier.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tarsius spectrum Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Tarsius spectrum Boyer, Doug M. “Relief Index of Second Mandibular Molars Is a Correlate of Diet Among Prosimian Primates and Other Euarchontan Mammals.” Journal of Human Evolution 55, no. 6 (December 2008): 1118–1137. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.08.002. 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Tarsius spectrum Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted

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