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Peleng Tarsier

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iPeleng Tarsier<ref name=MSW3>Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 127-128. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.</ref>
Conservation status
Data deficient (DD)<ref name=IUCN>Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Tarsius pelengensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-15.</ref>

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Tarsiidae
Genus: Tarsius
Species: T. pelengensis
Binomial name
Tarsius pelengensis
Sody, 1949

The Peleng Tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis), or the Peleng Island Tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on Peleng Island, Indonesia. This tarsier can turn is head 180 degrees, much like an owl, because its eyes are fixed in their sockets.

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