The Lariang tarsier is a recently described tarsier from the western part of the central core of Sulawesi, named for the Lariang River in that region. Only six museum specimens were known when it was described, and two of them had been misidentified as the pygmy tarsier. It has darker fur than other Sulawesi tarsiers, with greyish brown upperparts, a blackish tail that ends in a dark pencil-like point, a dark ring around each eye and a very long third finger. It is the second largest tarsier, with published body weights of 67 to 117 grams. The animals are obligate faunivores that eat mostly insects, mainly crickets, and occasionally take lizards, snakes, birds and bats. They are nocturnal, live in small monogamous or facultatively polygamous groups that share sleeping sites, and call in daily duets.
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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius lariang
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius lariang
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Source Lariang tarsier (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it livesQuote, Distribution, where it lives
This species is strictly endemic to the regions of Central and West Sulawesi.
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Source Lariang tarsier (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
They are found only on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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The Lariang tarsier (Tarsius lariang) is a recently described tarsier occurring in the western part of the central core of Sulawesi.
Diet
They are nocturnal so the majority of their hunting occurs at night.
Distribution
They are found only on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Diet, diet
The Lariang tarsiers are obligate faunivores with the main part of their diet consisting of insects
Lead, body size band
published body weights are 67 to 117 g
Distribution, where it lives
This species is strictly endemic to the regions of Central and West Sulawesi.
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius lariang
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II.
Status and Conservation, conservation status
Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.
Status and Conservation, threats
Habitat loss and illegal logging are undoubtedly the major threats to populations of the Lariang Tarsier.
Status and Conservation, threats (2)
They are also affected by agricultural pesticides, predation by dogs and cats, and capture for the pet trade.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Handbook description, Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland rainforest, mangrove forest, and forest gardens.
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Handbook description, Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland rainforest, mangrove forest, and forest gardens.
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