Spectral tarsier
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| Spectral tarsier[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Tarsiidae |
| Genus: | Tarsius |
| Species: | T. tarsier |
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| Tarsius tarsier (Erxleben, 1777) |
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The spectral tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) is a species of tarsier found in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized 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 on the island of Selayar and possibly on nearby southwestern Sulawesi, but the latter populations may represent a separate species, Tarsius fuscus.[3]
This species weighs about 80–100 grams and has a body length of 16 cm and a tail length of 23 cm. They can live up to 12 years. Males are bigger than females.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 128. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100176.
- ^ Shekelle, M. & Salim, A. (2008). Tarsius tarsier. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 1 January 2009.
- ^ Groves, C.; Shekelle, M. (2010). "The Genera and Species of Tarsiidae" (PDF). International Journal of Primatology. doi:10.1007/s10764-010-9443-1. http://www.springerlink.com/content/j3712t1357863121/fulltext.pdf.
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