Dian's tarsier

Dian's tarsier[1]
Tarsius dentatus in Morowali Nature Preserve, Central Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Family: Tarsiidae
Genus: Tarsius
Species:
T. dentatus
Binomial name
Tarsius dentatus
Dian's tarsier range
Synonyms
  • dianae Niemitz, Nietsch, Water, and Rumpler, 1991

Dian's tarsier (Tarsius dentatus), also known as the Diana tarsier, is a nocturnal primate endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its head-body length is 11.5–12 centimetres (4.5–4.7 in) and it has a tail of 22 centimetres (8.7 in).[3] Dian's tarsier lives in rainforests.[3] It was formerly called T. dianae, but that has been shown to be a junior synonym.[1]

It is highly adapted to vertical clinging and leaping, like other tarsiers, and has a strict live animal diet, consisting mostly of insects.[4] Due to human intervention in the forest of South-east Asia, Dian's tarsier tends to adapt its ranging behavior based on the degree of human intervention. Slightly disturbed habitats have been shown to have little effect on the Dian's tarsier, but with larger disturbances, the habitat is less suitable.[4][2]

First claimed as a new species by Miller and Hollister in 1921.[5]

  1. ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Shekelle, M (2020). "Tarsius dentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T21489A17977790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T21489A17977790.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Niemitz, C.; Nietsch, A.; Warter, S.; Rumpler, Y. (1991-02-14). "Tarsius dianae: A New Primate Species from Central Sulawesi (Indonesia)". Folia Primatologica. 56 (2): 105–116. doi:10.1159/000156534. ISSN 1421-9980. PMID 1904387.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Merker-2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Miller, GS; Hollister, N (1921). "Twenty new mammals collected by H.C.Raven in Celebes". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 34: 93–104.