The pygmy tarsier, also called the mountain tarsier or lesser spectral tarsier, is a nocturnal primate of the mossy cloud forests of Central Sulawesi, found at about 1,800 to 2,200 metres. For decades it was known from only two museum specimens, and some primatologists thought it extinct, until a third animal was recovered in 2000 and a team led by Sharon Gursky and Nanda Grow caught and radio collared live animals on Mount Rore Katimbo in Lore Lindu National Park in 2008. It is the smallest tarsier, with a head and body length of 95 to 105 millimetres and an average weight of 55 grams. It is insectivorous, living in stable pairs and breeding twice a year, and it is nocturnal or crepuscular and mainly arboreal.
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The pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus), also known as the mountain tarsier or the lesser spectral tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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these captures dispelled the belief among some primatologists that the species was extinct
Biology
The pygmy tarsier is nocturnal or crepuscular, and is mainly arboreal.
Habitat
The pygmy tarsier is endemic to the mossy cloud forests of central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Biology, diet
Pygmy tarsiers are insectivorous, feeding primarily on arthropods.
Description
weighs 55 g (1.9 oz) on average
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The pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus), also known as the mountain tarsier or the lesser spectral tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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tarsiers are efficient predators of large arthropods, many of which are crop pests, so help to control their populations
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CITES Appendix II.
Status and Conservation, conservation status
Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List.
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There are two endemic arboreal primates, Dian's tarsier (Tarsius dentatus) and the Pygmy tarsier (Tarsius pumilus).
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