Niemitz's tarsier
Niemitz's tarsier
Main page
23175

Niemitz's tarsier

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
23175

Niemitz's tarsier

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Niemitz's tarsier

Niemitz's tarsier (Tarsius niemitzi) is a species of tarsier. It was named in honor of the German evolutionary biologist Carsten Niemitz in 2019. He with his student Alexandra Nietsch were the first to systematically survey and identify possible taxonomic distinctiveness of the Togean's tarsiers population, reportedly based on a tip by Rolex Lameanda, an Indonesian government official. The species is found on an archipelago off the coast of Sulawesi called the Togian Islands in Central Sulawesi. Locally it is called bunsing, while Niemitz's tarsier has been suggested as the English common name.

It is thought to be endangered by the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.