Peleng tarsier

Peleng tarsier[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Haplorhini
Family:Tarsiidae
Genus:Tarsius
Species: T. pelengensis
Binomial name
Tarsius pelengensis
Sody, 1949
Range of the Peleng tarsier

The Peleng tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis), or the Peleng Island tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on Peleng Island, in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

This tarsier can turn is head 180 degrees, much like an owl, because its eyes are fixed in their sockets.

References

  1. ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ↑ Shekelle, M.; Salim, A.; Groves, C. P. & Indrawan, M. (2008). "Tarsius pelengensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T21494A9290015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21494A9290015.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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