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Jatna's Tarsier

Tarsius supriatnai Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The Jatna’s tarsier (Tarsius supriatnai), also known locally as Mimito, is a species of tarsier endemic to the northern Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Indonesia. Previously classified together with the Spectral tarsier, this species was reclassified and elevated as a separate species in 2017 due to their distinct and separate acoustic duet calls between males and females.

Wikipedia contributors, Jatna's tarsier; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:29:40.548344+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Tarsius supriatnai Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017
Name authority
Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017
Common name
Jatna's Tarsier
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Tarsiidae
Genus
Tarsius
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
  12. suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
  13. infraorderTarsiiformes Gregory, 1915
  14. familyTarsiidae Gray, 1825
  15. genusTarsius Storr, 1780
  16. speciesTarsius supriatnai Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Tarsius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dian's TarsierTarsius dentatus Miller & Hollister, 1921TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lariang TarsierTarsius lariang Merker & Groves, 2006TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Selayar TarsierTarsius tarsier (Erxleben, 1777)TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Siau Island TarsierTarsius tumpara Shekelle, Groves, Merker & Supriatna, 2008TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Wallace's TarsierTarsius wallacei Merker, Driller, Dahruddin, Wirdateti, Sinaga, Perwitasari-Farajallah & Shekelle, 2010TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Makassar TarsierTarsius fuscus Fischer, 1804TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Peleng TarsierTarsius pelengensis Sody, 1949TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pygmy TarsierTarsius pumilus Miller & Hollister, 1921TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gursky's Spectral TarsierTarsius spectrumgurskyae Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017TarsiidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 11 records assigned to Tarsiidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Shekelle, Myron, Colin P. Groves, Ibnu Maryanto, and Russell A. Mittermeier. (2017). Two New Tarsier Species (Tarsiidae, Primates) and the Biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Primate Conservation, Vol. 31. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:54XZH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.