Peleng tarsier
Peleng tarsier[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
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
- ↑ 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. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Shekelle, M.; Salim, A.; Groves, C. P. & Indrawan, M. (2008). "Tarsius pelengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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