Peleng tarsier
| Peleng tarsier[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Tarsiidae |
| Genus: | Tarsius |
| Species: | T. pelengensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarsius pelengensis Sody, 1949
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| Range of the Peleng tarsier | |
The Peleng tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis), or the Peleng Island tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on Peleng Island, in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
This tarsier can turn is head 180 degrees, much like an owl, because its eyes are fixed in their sockets.
References
- ^ 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. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Shekelle, M.; Salim, A.; Groves, C. P.; Indrawan, M. (2008). "Tarsius pelengensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T21494A9290015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21494A9290015.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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