Peleng tarsier

Peleng tarsier[1]
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, 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. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. ↑ Shekelle, M., Salim, A., Groves, C. P. & Indrawan, M. (2008). Tarsius pelengensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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