Tarsius niemitzi

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Tarsius niemitzi
Systematics
Order : Primates (Primates)
Subordination : Dry- nosed primates (Haplorrhini)
Partial order : Tarsiiformes
Family : Koboldmakis (Tarsiidae)
Genre : Sulawesi tarsier ( Tarsius )
Type : Tarsius niemitzi
Scientific name
Tarsius niemitzi
Shekelle , Groves , Maryanto , Mittermeier , Salim & Springer , 2019

Tarsius niemitzi is a species of primate from the goblin tarsier group. It was described in 2019and named in honor of the German evolutionary biologist Carsten Niemitz . The species occurs on the Indonesian Togian Islands , with the exception of Una Una . In her homeland she is called Bunsing , Tangkasi or Podi ; English as a common name was Niemitz's tarsier proposed.

features

For the first description of the species, three males and two females were examined. The females weighed 104 and 110 g and had tails 24.5 and 26.1 cm long. The males are significantly heavier with 125 to 138 g, the length of their tails corresponds to the tail length of the females. In terms of weight and size, Tarsius niemitzi only differs from the dwarf tarsier ( Tarsius pumilus ) and possibly also from other smaller islands surrounding Sulawesi, e.g. B. the Sangihe tarsier ( Tarsius sangirensis ), but not from the tarsier of Sulawesi. As with the Diana Koboldmaki ( Tarsius dentatus ), the skin of Tarsius niemitzi is dark. The fur is also relatively dark and gray on the face. In contrast to other Koboldmakis from the smaller islands around Sulawesi, the bushy area at the tip of the tail of Tarsius niemitzi is not reduced.

The duet chants typical of the Sulawesi tarsier species were also found in Tarsius niemitzi . The chants in Tarsius niemitzi are structurally simple and possibly the simplest of all known Tarsier duets. A female call is followed by two or three male calls.

Sister species and thus the species closest to Tarsius niemitzi is the Lariang tarsier ( Tarsius lariang ), which occurs on the eastern peninsula (Semenanjung Timur) of Sulawesi, south of the Togian Islands.

Danger

The population of Tarsius niemitzi is endangered.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d Myron Shekelle, Colin P. Groves, Ibnu Maryanto, Russell A. Mittermeier, Agus Salim and Mark S. Springer: A New Tarsier Species from the Togean Islands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, with References to Wallacea and Conservation on Sulawesi. Primate Conservation 2019 (33), 2019, pp. 1–9 PDF
  2. ↑ Gursky, S., M. Shekelle and A. Nietsch. 2008. The conservation status of Indonesia's tarsiers. In: Primates of the Oriental Night. M. Shekelle, CP Groves, I. Maryanto, H. Schulze and H. Fitch-Snyder (eds.), Pp.105-114. Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Bogor, Indonesia
  3. ↑ Supriatna, J., J. Manansang, L. Tumbelaka, N. Andayani, M. Indrawan, L. Darmawan, SM Leksono, Djuwantoko, U. Seal and O. Byers (eds.). 2001. Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for the Primates of Indonesia : Final Report. Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (IUCN / SSC), Apple Valley, MN

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