Niemitz's tarsier
Niemitz's tarsier | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Family: | Tarsiidae |
Genus: | Tarsius |
Species: | T. niemitzi
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Binomial name | |
Tarsius niemitzi , Groves, , Mittermeier, Salim & , 2019
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Niemitz's tarsier (Tarsius niemitzi) is a species of tarsier. It was named in honor of the German evolutionary biologist Carsten Niemitz in 2019. The species is found on an archipelago off the coast of Sulawesi called the Togian Islands. In Indonesian it is called bunsing, tangkasi or podi while Niemitz's tarsier has been suggested as the English common name.[1]
References[]
- ^ Shekelle, Myron; Groves, Colin P.; Maryanto, Ibnu; Mittermeier, Russell A.; Salim, Agus; Springer, Mark S. (2019). "A new tarsier species from the Togean Islands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, with references to Wallacea and conservation on Sulawesi" (PDF). Primate Conservation. 33: 1–9. S2CID 204801433. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-10.
Categories:
- Tarsiers
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Mammals of Sulawesi
- Primates of Indonesia
- Mammals described in 2019