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Jatna's tarsier

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Jatna's tarsier, known locally as mimito, is a tarsier endemic to northern Sulawesi, in Gorontalo, Indonesia. It was formerly grouped with the spectral tarsier and was raised to species rank in 2017 after a team led by Myron Shekelle in the Nantu Wildlife Reserve found that its male and female duet calls differ from those of other populations. It is named for the Indonesian conservationist Jatna Supriatna. It lives in tropical rainforest, nesting in dense clumps of palm and bamboo, and is fully carnivorous, feeding mostly on insects such as moths and crickets and on small lizards and frogs. Males weigh about 135 grams and females 104 to 114 grams. It was rated Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2020 with a decreasing population, and has lost an estimated 12 percent of its forest habitat between 2000 and 2017.

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Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Diet
Insectivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Residential and Commercial Development 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Body Size Band
Small 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

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Tarsiidae, Taxa
Source Jatna's tarsier (Wikipedia)

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In Ecosystem

Source Sulawesi lowland rain forests (Wikipedia)
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Source Jatna's tarsier (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a species of tarsier endemic to the northern Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Indonesia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Jatna's tarsier (Wikipedia)Ecology, range and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Ecology, range and habitat, where it lives
The species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia
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1. Jatna's tarsier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    is a species of tarsier endemic to the northern Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Indonesia
  • Conservation and status
    Jatna's tarsiers have been classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with a decreasing population in the wild.
  • Ecology, diet
    Jatna's tarsiers are fully carnivorous, feeding mostly on insects like moths and crickets
  • Ecology, duet calls
    as nocturnal creatures, they perform territorial duet calls near dawn
  • Ecology, range and habitat
    In the wild, it inhabits tropical rainforests
  • Conservation, habitat threats
    deforestation and degradation of their tropical rainforest habitats for logging, conversion to agricultural and plantation lands, as well as human settlement purposes
  • Ecology, morphology
    Males weigh around 135 grams or 4.8 ounces while females weight around 104 to 114 grams
  • Ecology, range and habitat, where it lives
    The species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia
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2. Animal Diversity Web: Tarsiidae: tarsiers
Animal Diversity WebEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive (family account)
Quote, Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (family account)
tarsiers are efficient predators of large arthropods, many of which are crop pests, so help to control their populations
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Sulawesi lowland rain forests (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, Fauna
Quote, In Ecosystem: Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, Fauna
Jatna's tarsier (Tarsius supriatnai) from the northern peninsula
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