Tarsius fuscus

Habitat. A variety of habitats, including primary and secondary tropical forest, thorn scrub, coastal mangrove glades, and montane forest to elevations of ¢. 1500 m. Makassar Tarsiers also occur in urban gardens and plantations. Surveys at Bantimurung, near Makassar, have revealed tarsiers living in steep karst hills and sleeping in a matrix of small holes and interconnected tubes in the limestone. This behavior has also been observed on Buton Island, but it has not yet been recorded elsewhere.

Sumber: Tarsiidae

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Sumber: Tarsiidae

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Its conservation status has not been assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Makassar Tarsier occurs in the Greater Maros Conservation Area.

Sumber: Tarsiidae

Descriptive notes. Head-body 12.4 - 12.8 cm, tail 24 - 26 cm; weight 126 - 133 g (males) and 113 - 124 g (females). The Makassar Tarsier is notable for its tufted tail (gradually widening toward the tip). Like other eastern tarsiersit is scaly underneath and covered with dark bristles arranged in rows of three. Pelage is generally rufous brown above and creamy below, and there is a black spot on either side of the snout and a white patch behind each ear. The specific name, fuscus, might well have been given based upon a direct comparison with the Selayar Tarsier (7. tarsier), which is notably paler.