Jatna's Tarsier

Jatna's TarsierTarsius supriatnai occurs on the northern peninsula of Sulawesi, from the Gorontalo Isthmus west at least to Sejoli. The original description compares it with the close relative T. spectrumgurskyae; a later Gorontalo study recorded nest-tree use in both agricultural land and secondary forest.What does it look like?Compared with the close relative T. spectrumgurskyae, it has a larger bare patch at the base of the ear and a longer tail.How does it live?Tarsius supriatnai occurs on the northern peninsula of Sulawesi, from the Gorontalo Isthmus west at least to Sejoli. The original description compares it with the close relative T. spectrumgurskyae; a later Gorontalo study recorded nest-tree use in both agricultural land and secondary forest.In the Popayato-Paguat landscape study, nest trees included Bambusa in agricultural areas and Schizostachyum bamboo and Calamus rattan in secondary forest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.