Peleng Tarsier

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Peleng Tarsier[1]
Conservation status
Data deficient (IUCN) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Tarsiidae Genus: Tarsius Species: T. pelengensis
Binomial name
Tarsius pelengensis Sody, 1949

The Peleng Tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis), or the Peleng Island Tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on Peleng Island, Indonesia. This tarsier can turn is head 180 degrees, much like an owl, because its eyes are fixed in their sockets.

[edit] References

1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 127-128. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
2. ^ Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Tarsius pelengensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-15.