Spectral Tarsier

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Spectral Tarsier[1]
Conservation status
Near Threatened [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Tarsiidae Genus: Tarsius Species: T. tarsier
Binomial name
Tarsius tarsier (Erxleben, 1777)
Synonyms
Tarsius spectrum (Pallas, 1779)

The Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) is less adapted than the Philippine Tarsier or Horsfield's Tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the Tarsius genus. It is found in Indonesia, primarily in the lowlands of Sulawesi and on Selayar Island.

The Spectral Tarsier has the largest eye to body size ratio of all of the mammals.^[3]

[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, 128. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
2. ^ Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Tarsius spectrum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-19.
3. ^ Smythe, RH (1975). Vision in the animal world. St. Martin's Press, New York.