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Siau Island tarsier

Mammals

The Siau Island tarsier is a tarsier endemic to the tiny volcanic island of Siau in Indonesia, called tumpara locally. It has white ventral fur, lacks the golden back of the Sangihe tarsier, has a larger skull and gives a distinctive duet, and it weighs 100 to 150 grams with a body 10 to 15 centimetres long. It is arboreal and carnivorous, eating insects, spiders and small frogs, lizards and birds, and it sleeps in tree holes, especially fig trees. Its range is only about 125 square kilometres. It is critically endangered because it is hunted for meat, used in traditional medicine and sold as a pet, and volcanic activity adds to the risk. It was named a species in 2008 and listed among the world's 25 most endangered primates, and has declined by more than 25 percent in 25 years.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Diet
Insectivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Threats
Geological Events 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Body Size Band
Small 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Tarsiidae, Taxa
Source Siau Island tarsier (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius tumpara

In Ecosystem

Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, Ecosystems
Source Sulawesi lowland rain forests (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Indonesia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Siau Island tarsier (Wikipedia)Geography
Quote, Geography
the T. tumpara is endemic to Siau Island, Indonesia
Sources
1. Siau Island tarsier (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The Siau Island tarsier (Tarsius tumpara) is a species of tarsier from the tiny volcanic island of Siau in Indonesia.
  • Conservation
    This species of tarsier is critically endangered because they are hunted for their meat, used as traditional medicine, and sold as domestic pets in the pet trade.
  • Conservation, population trend
    This species is rapidly declining, having declined by more than 25% in the last 25 years.
  • Conservation, threats
    they are hunted for their meat, used as traditional medicine, and sold as domestic pets in the pet trade
  • Conservation, threats (2)
    Other threats include the volcanic activities of the island
  • Characteristics, nutrition
    They are a carnivorous species that feed on small animals such as frogs, lizards and small birds
  • Characteristics, nutrition, diet
    but mostly eat insects like spiders
  • Geography, habitat
    The tarsier species are nocturnal and can be found sleeping in tree holes during the day
  • Characteristics, agility
    Siau Island tarsiers are an arboreal species
  • Characteristics, anatomy
    They weigh between 100 and 150 grams
  • Geography
    the T. tumpara is endemic to Siau Island, Indonesia
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species description records for Tarsius tumpara
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Status and Conservation
    CITES Appendix II.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Handbook description, Habitat
    Lowland wetforest
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Sulawesi lowland rain forests (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, Geography
Quote, In Ecosystem: Sulawesi Lowland Rain Forests, Geography
the Sangihe Islands and Talaud Islands to the north
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