NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Makassar Tarsier
Tarsius fuscus Fischer, 1804
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 Makassar tarsier (Tarsius fuscus), also known locally as Balao Cengke, is a species of tarsier. Its range is in Indonesia in the southwestern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, near Makassar. At one point the taxon was downgraded to a junior synonym of the spectral tarsier (T. tarsier). However, when that species' range was restricted to the population on a single island near Sulawesi, this nomen was resurrected to contain the remainder of that species.
Wikipedia contributors, Makassar tarsier; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:18:45.050098+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tarsius fuscus Fischer, 1804
- Name authority
- Fischer, 1804
- Common name
- Makassar 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderTarsiiformes Gregory, 1915
- familyTarsiidae Gray, 1825
- genusTarsius Storr, 1780
- speciesTarsius fuscus Fischer, 1804
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tarsius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dian's TarsierTarsius dentatus Miller & Hollister, 1921 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lariang TarsierTarsius lariang Merker & Groves, 2006 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jatna's TarsierTarsius supriatnai Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Selayar TarsierTarsius tarsier (Erxleben, 1777) | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siau Island TarsierTarsius tumpara Shekelle, Groves, Merker & Supriatna, 2008 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wallace's TarsierTarsius wallacei Merker, Driller, Dahruddin, Wirdateti, Sinaga, Perwitasari-Farajallah & Shekelle, 2010 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peleng TarsierTarsius pelengensis Sody, 1949 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy TarsierTarsius pumilus Miller & Hollister, 1921 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gursky's Spectral TarsierTarsius spectrumgurskyae Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017 | TarsiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944116 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:7BM5P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.