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Jatna’s Tarsier

Tarsius supriatnai

Classification

Family
Tarsiidae

The Jatna’s tarsier (Tarsius supriatnai), also known locally as Mimito, is a species of tarsier endemic to the northern Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Indonesia. Previously classified together with the Spectral tarsier, this species was reclassified and elevated as a separate species in 2017 due to their distinct and separate acoustic duet calls between males and females. Taxonomy and etymology Taxonomic history, discovery, and classification Following the taxonomic revision of the Tarsiidae primate family in 2010 by the primatologists Colin Groves and Myron Shekelle, all tarsiers found in…

Distribution

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