Peleng tarsier | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Family: | Tarsiidae |
Genus: | Tarsius |
Species: | T. pelengensis |
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.