Jatna's Tarsier

About this species

The Jatna’s tarsier (Tarsius supriatnai), also known locally as Mimito, belongs to 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. This population was then later reclassified and elevated as a separate species under the genus Tarsius. (Wikipedia, general species account).

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 northern Sulawesi were initially classified under the taxon Spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum). However, subsequent studies conducted in 2017 by a team of researchers led by Myron Shekelle in the Nantu Wildlife Reserve in Gorontalo, Sulawesi later described a local population of spectral tarsiers found in the area with a distinct acoustic duet call between males and females. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of sulawesi guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)