The Peleng tarsier, or Peleng Island tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on the island of Peleng, just east of Sulawesi in Indonesia, and possibly on other small islands of the Banggai Archipelago. In western Peleng it is called lakasinding and in the east siling. Adults are about 12.5 centimetres long with a tail twice that length and usually weigh 100 to 140 grams, males being slightly larger than females. It is carnivorous, feeding on insects, spiders and other small arthropods as well as small vertebrates, and by day it sleeps hidden in tangled vegetation a few metres above the ground. Its duetting calls closely resemble those of Dian's tarsier, which suggests the two are related. Illegal logging and forest clearance have cut the island's primary forest to about 9 percent of its original extent.
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Source Peleng tarsier (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius pelengensis
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius pelengensis
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The Peleng tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis), or the Peleng Island tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on the island of Peleng, just east of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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The Peleng tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis), or the Peleng Island tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on the island of Peleng, just east of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Distribution and habitat
The Peleng tarsier is endemic to the island of Peleng, off the east coast of Sulawesi
Ecology
They are carnivorous, feeding on insects, spiders and other small arthropods as well as small vertebrates.
Description
The adult weight is generally between 100 and 140 g
Distribution and habitat, threats
illegal logging and forest clearance has reduced the primary forest of the island to about 9% of its original extent
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web: Tarsiidae: tarsiers
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tarsiers are efficient predators of large arthropods, many of which are crop pests, so help to control their populations
3. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius pelengensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II.
Status and Conservation, conservation status
Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Handbook description, Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland rainforest and mangrove forest to 520 m above sea level.
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Handbook description, Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland rainforest and mangrove forest to 520 m above sea level.
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Peleng tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis) of Peleng Island in the Banggai Islands
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