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List of tarsiiformes

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Nominator(s): PresN 22:14, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Next animal list: #4 out of 6+capstone for the order Primates, and #33 overall in our series of mammal FLCs, we have another subgrouping of Primates, following the lorisoids, cercopithecoids, and hominoids, with the infraorder Tarsiiformes. We're sticking with the "largest grouping that contains all of the species" naming convention, but while Tarsiiformes lends its name to the list title, it contains only one extant family, Tarsiidae, whose members are in turn called the tarsiids or, more commonly, tarsiers. They're the monkeys with the giant eyes and giant hands, and the all live in forests in a cluster of islands in Southeast Asia. Unlike some of their cousins, instead of sticking to fruit, they'll eat most any insect or animal they can get in their mouth- which isn't much, seeing as they range from a small 8 cm (3 in) long to a... small 16 cm (6 in) long. Plus a tail that's at least twice as long as the rest of them. Tiny monkeys and a tiny family at only 14 species, which was a good breather before the next 100+ species list. As always, the list follows the pattern of the previous lists and reflects previous FLC comments. Thanks for reviewing! --PresN 22:14, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • "it, along with the Peleng tarsier, pygmy tarsier, and Sangihe tarsier are" - need a comma after "Sangihe tarsier" to close off the clause started by the one after "it"
  • Also, as the subject of the verb is "it", the verb should be singular
  • "Diet: Flying insects and others" - does the "others" mean other insects?
  • That's it, I think! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:20, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
MyCatIsAChonk/Source review
  • All extinct genera, species, or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†". - why is this present if none are extinct?
  • Dians tarsier says: Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates[8], but Gursky's spectral tarsier says Diet: Insects as well as small vertebrates[12] - add or remove comma on all for consistency

That's all I got- no issues with sources, so that passes. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 12:43, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@MyCatIsAChonk: Removed the dagger bit (it's the template for all these articles, but not needed for this list), added a comma. Thanks for reviewing! --PresN 13:57, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 15:42, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
AK
  • "Groves, Shekelle, 2010" shouldn't there be an and instead of a comma?
  • The above comment actually applies to the authorities in most of the multi-authority species.
  • The "Insects as well as frogs, lizards, and other small vertebrates" still isn't consistent, Gursky's through Peleng tarsiers lack the commas.
  • All I got. AryKun (talk) 11:14, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
SilverTiger
  • Shouldn't it be ..members of this infraorder are called tarsiiforms.., without the e?
  • I've seen it both ways (and see it both ways when searching now), even in scholarly publications, so am now confused. I went with -es following Macropodiformes and Phalangeriformes (and Primates itself, though I think that's a different Latin setup).
      • Hm, I can't find any consistency either.
  • A few extinct prehistoric hominoid species have been discovered,... I think you're forgetting something...
  • Whoops, fixed.

And a quick image review:

  • That's a freaky-looking Makassar tarsier.
  • All images are appropriately licensed.
  • There's an image for the pygmy tarsier on its article.
  • It's non-free, so I can't use it in these lists, unfortunately.

Happy editing, SilverTiger12 (talk) 23:13, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@SilverTiger12: Responded inline, thanks for reviewing! --PresN 03:48, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support and pass image review. --Happy editing, SilverTiger12 (talk) 12:54, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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