5 Unique and Rare Animals from the East of Indonesia

5 Unique and Rare Animals from the East of Indonesia

You see the picture above?
That is our Sumatera White Tiger. Beauty isn't it?
 But it is from west. I will post about it in my next post okay?
Now, 

Indonesia surely has many unique animals, plant, tree, and even it's people. But, this second post I want to share much info about 5 Unique and Rare Animals from the East of Indonesia. Much of it is endangered or almost reached extinction. And the government of course took action of these and make a protection for these animals. So many animals in Indonesia is unique you have to see it by yourself the beauty of my country.

So this is  5 Unique and Rare Animals from the East of Indonesia check it out :

1.Little Tarsier (Tarsius Pumilus)

Tarsier is the smallest monkey in the world, found in Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, by Sharon Gursky - Doyen from anthropology Texas A&M University, USA.


Tarsier (Tarsius Tarsier and Tarsiers Pumilus) is a unique and rare animals. This little primate is often referred to as the smallest monkey in the world, even though these animals are not a monkey.

There are at least nine types of Tarsiers in the world.2 types are in the Philippines while 
the rest, 7 of them are found in Sulawesi,Indonesia .

The most well known is that there are two types in Indonesia,namely Tarsius tarsier

( Ghost Animals / Monkey Ghosts ) andTarsius pumilus ( pygmy tarsier ,a small krabuku or Pygmy tarsier ).
All these types of tarsiers including rare and endangered animals in Indonesia. Tarsier name taken 
based on the physical characteristics of their special bodies ,namely the tarsal bones are elongated.

Tarsier can jump up to 3 meters (up to 10 feet) from tree to tree. 

Tarsier is worth mentioning as a small primate
because it has a length of about 10-15 cm and weighing about 80 grams .


Other unique physical 

characteristics of tarsier is the size

of a very large eyes . Size of the 

Tarsier eyes larger than the size 

of it brain . This large size of it eyes

are very useful for nocturnal

creatures ( do activities at night ) is

uses to see in the darkness of 

night.

Tarsiers also has a unique head
because it is capable of rotating up
to 180 degrees to the right and to
the left like an owl .



Their chief prey are insects such as cockroaches , crickets . But sometimes this protected 
wildlife in Indonesia is also prey on small reptiles , birds , and bats.
Its habitat is in the forests of North Sulawesi and South Sulawesi , also on the islands around
Sulawesi as Suwu , Selayar , Siau , Sangihe and Peleng.


Tarsier better known by local people as a " Balao cengke " or " rat squatting ".

Tarsier spent most of his life in the trees. These animals mark their territory with their urine.

Tarsier can not walk on land , they jump while on the ground .

Populations of endangered species of tarsier,the smallest primate in the world who live in the
forests of Sulawesi estimated 1,800 remaining. This drastically decreases compared to last
10 years in which the number of animals called latin Tarsius spectrum , there are still around
3,500.

Other than that, not a few who captured this animal to be consumed in a young child's party.
A protected animal is used as a snack while sipping alcohol stamp mice.

One more , this unique and  rare animal is very difficult to be bred outside their habitat.

Even if placed in cage, the tarsier would injure himself to death due to stress .



2. Babirusa



Animals with the latin name

Babyrousa babyrussa is very

similar to pork . But his size is much

larger than ordinary pigs.Babirusa 

also had long fangs sticking up 

through the muzzle.




Babirusa is one of the rare animals

which are found around the island

of Sulawesi , Togian Island , 

Malenge , Sula , Buru ,and Maluku.



Babirusa live in tropical rain forests

The body length of about 87 to 

06 cm , height only reaches 65-80

cm , and body weight was 90 kg . 

These animals love to eat fruits and

plants such as mangoes ,

mushrooms , and foliage .

Babirusa live in tropical rain forests. The body length of about 87 to 106 cm , height only 

reaches 65-80 cm , and body weight was 90 kg . These animals love to eat fruits and plants

such as mangoes, mushrooms , and foliage.



Babirusa can last up to 24 years old . At the present time , babirusa getting less until it was

included in the list of protected animals .

Babirusa including animals that are solitary but often seen in small groups with one of the 

most powerful male babirusa as its leader.



Babirusa not ducked foraging ground such as wild boar , but eating the fruit and splitting of

dead wood to find bee larvae. This Indonesia's endemic endangered species like wallowing in

the mud , so it loved the places close to the river .

3. Anoa (Dwarf Buffalo)



Dwarf buffalo is a species endemic

to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia

Anoa also the fauna of Southeast

Sulawesi provincial identity. 

Endangered and protected animals

consists of two species ( types )are

mountains dwarf buffalo 

( Bubalus quarlesi ) and lowland

dwarf buffalo

(Bubalus depressicornis ) .

Dwarf buffalo are often hunted for

their skins ,antlers and meat.
Lowland dwarf buffalo ( Bubalus depressicornis ) is often referred to as a small buffalo,
because dwarf buffalo and buffalo is similar , but shorter and smaller in size , about the size of
a goat . Species named in Latin Depressicornis Bubalus is called Lowland Anoa,
Anoa de Ilanura, or Anoa des Plaines. Anoa became fauna identity southeast Sulawesi
province is more difficult to find than the mountains dwarf buffalo.



Lowland Dwarf Buffalo
( Bubalus depressicornis ) has a 
body size relatively fatter than its 
close relative the mountains dwarf
buffalo ( Bubalus quarlesi ). The 
body length of about 150 cm with a
height of about 85 cm. Lowland 
dwarf buffalo horn’s length 40 cm.
While lowland anoa body weight of
300 kg .

Lowland anoa live to reach the age
of 30 years are sexually mature at
the age of 2-3 years.





Lowland Dwarf Buffalo like a forest area on the edge of a river or lake considering the
endangered species is in addition to the water to drink also likes to dip when sunlight stung. 

Mountains dwarf buffalo ( Bubalus quarlesi ) is often referred to as the Mountain dwarf 
buffalo , dwarf buffalo de montagne , dwarf buffalo de Quarle , Berganoa , and 
Anoa de montaña . In Latin dwarf buffalo called Bubalus quarlesi mountains .




Mountain Dwarf Buffalo have a 

leaner body size than the lower 

dwarf buffalo. The body length of 

about 122-153 cm with a height of 

about 75 cm . Mountains dwarf 

buffalo horn length of about 27 cm 

in adult body weight of about 150 

kg. Mountains dwarf buffalo aged 

between 20-25 years are sexually 

mature at the age of 2-3 years.



Mountain dwarf buffalo is lives in 

the upland forests until it reaches an

altitude of 3000 meters above sea 

level although sometimes this kind 

of dwarf buffalo looks down to the 

beach to look for mineral salts 

required in the process of 

metabolism.


Anoa did not have natural enemies (predators). The threat of extinction of species endemic to
Sulawesi is caused by deforestation (land clearing and settlements) and hunting by humans to
take meat , skin and horns.

4. Angel Birds (Burung Bidadari) 

Angel Bird deserved the title of 
The Flirtatious of North Maluku. 
Maluku endemic birds that have a 
Latin name Semioptera wallacii and
is one of the Bird of Paradise, 
besides having a beautiful coat like
nymphs also have a beautiful 
dance movement and impress 
flirtatious especially when seducing
her partner.


Was first discovered in 1858 by
Alfred Russel Wallace. By the local
community of this bird is also 
known as weka - weka , whereas in
English the bird is referred to as Standardwing , Standard - wing Bird -of -paradise , or 
Wallace 's Standardwing.

Angel Bird sized of medium, about 28 cm. Olive greenish brown is it color.Angel Bird males
have a crown of purple and purple – shiny, and pale green color of emerald in his chest.



Characteristic of bird Angel ( Semioptera wallacii ) is by owned  his two pairs of long white feat

hers that come out of the wings bend.







Flirty bird of North Maluku, also known as weka – weka it is eat insects , arthropods, and fruits

And the Males are polygamous.



5. Moluccan King Parrot Bird



Birds Moluccan King Parrot 

( Alisterus amboinensis ) deserves 

to be a typical bird of Maluku. 

Crooked beaked bird that is often 

called the King Nuri is set to be the

identity fauna Maluku province. 

Grace befitting a king parrot bird 

that has beautiful plumage though

impressed tacky.


Moluccan King Parrot bird appearance is typical. In addition to such other parrot species of
birds that have hooked beak , This bird that has a 35 cm long body has fur that ' vibrant ' and
striking color combination of red , green , and blue.
Feathers on this bird's head and chest is red. Green wings . While the upper back part of the 
blue light up and the tail has a blue or purplish blue or blue-black.


This Bird Live in pairs or in small groups with a chirping sound that is somewhat in dispute. 
Birds Moluccan King Parrot eating fruits , seeds , honey , and shoots of plants. These birds 
live in holes in trees.

Birds Moluccan King Parrot ( Alisterus amboinensis ) is an endemic species that live on the
island of Ambon , Seram and Central Maluku other regions and areas like the island of 
Halmahera in North Maluku . Moluccan King Parrot birds inhabit the jungles of lowland 
rainforest and plantations up to an altitude of 1,400 meters above sea level.

This is the end of my second post. And I will update it about 1 month about this 5 Unique and 
Rare Animals from the East of Indonesia. Another crazy animals will come soon. 

See you on my next post about 5 Unworthy, Unique, and even Crazy Jobs from Indonesia!