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Tarsius pelengensis (Peleng Tarsier)

Synonyms: Tarsius spectrum pelengensis

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Tarsius pelengensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Tarsius pelengensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  173 grams
Birth Weight [1]  26 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  100 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 1 month
Gestation [1]  5 months 21 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  12 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (16 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0