Peleng tarsier[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Family: | Tarsiidae |
Genus: | Tarsius |
Species: | T. pelengensis
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Binomial name | |
Tarsius pelengensis Sody , 1949
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Range of the Peleng tarsier |
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. In western Peleng, the animal is called Lakasinding, while in the east, Siling.[3]