Dian's tarsier
| Dian's tarsier[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Tarsiidae |
| Genus: | Tarsius |
| Species: | T. dentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarsius dentatus Miller & Hollister, 1921 | |
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| Dian's tarsier range | |
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Dian's tarsier (Tarsius dentatus), also known as the Diana tarsier, is a nocturnal primate endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its head-body length is 11.5–12 centimetres (4.5–4.7 in) and it has a tail of 22 centimetres (8.7 in). Dian's tarsier lives in rainforests. It was formerly called T. dianae, but that has been shown to be a junior synonym.[1]
It is found in primary, secondary, and mangrove forests. It is nocturnal and lives in small groups of two to seven members. It is highly adapted to vertical clinging and leaping, like other tarsiers, and has a strict live animal diet, mostly insects with some small vertebrates.[2]
References
- 1 2 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. p. 127. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Shekelle, M. & Merker, S. (2008). Tarsius dentatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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