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Sulawesi

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Sulawesi, also known as Celebes, is an island of Indonesia and one of the four Greater Sunda Islands. With about 186,064 square kilometres including minor islands administered as part of it, it is the eleventh-largest island in the world, lying east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Within Indonesia only Sumatra, Borneo and Papua are larger. The landmass has four peninsulas, the northern Minahasa Peninsula and the East, South and Southeast peninsulas, separated by the Gulf of Tomini, the Gulf of Tolo and the Gulf of Boni, while the Makassar Strait divides the island from Borneo. The interior is high, mountainous and mostly non-volcanic, though active volcanoes such as Lokon, Awu, Soputan and Karangetang stand on the northern peninsula. Plate reconstructions suggest the island is a composite formed by the collision of terranes from the Asian and Australian plates, and it lies in Wallacea with a mix of Indomalayan and Australasian species.

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186,064.34 1
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Source Bear cuscus (Wikipedia)Lead, geographic distribution
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They are found only in Indonesia on Sulawesi and some smaller nearby islands

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Source Andrew's hill rat (Wikipedia)Lead, Sulawesi
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It is found only in Sulawesi and Buton Island, Indonesia.

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Source Babyrousa bolabatuensis (Wikipedia)Lead
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a species of babirusa from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).

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Source Cave nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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E. spelaea lives in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi and some other small islands), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India and Timor-Leste.

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Source Celebes crested macaque (Wikipedia)Lead
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lives in the tropical regions of north Sulawesi

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Source Celebes dwarf squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is endemic to northeast and central Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Source Celebes rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Source Celebes warty pig (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a species in the pig genus (Sus) that lives on Sulawesi in Indonesia

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Source Gorontalo macaque (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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Source Gursky's spectral tarsier (Wikipedia)Lead
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Gursky's spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae), also known locally as wusing, is a species of tarsier found in the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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Source Halmahera naked-backed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
Quote, Distribution, Sulawesi
The bat is endemic to Indonesia and found on the northern Moluccas, Togian Islands, Sangihe Islands, Talaud Islands, Pelang, Sulawesi, Muno, Buton, Peleng, Kabaena, Mangole, Sanana, Halmahera, Siau, Sangihe, Karekelang and Hoga Island.

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Source Jatna's tarsier (Wikipedia)Ecology, range and habitat, where it lives
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The species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Source Lariang tarsier (Wikipedia)Distribution
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They are found only on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

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Source Manado fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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It is endemic to Sulawesi island in Indonesia, including in North Sulawesi Province.).

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Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Sulawesi
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It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.

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Source North Sulawesi babirusa (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a species of suid native to Sulawesi and some nearby islands (Lembeh, Buton and Muna) in Indonesia

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Source Northern Sulawesi echiothrix (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is endemic to northeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Source Peters's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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It is found in Sulawesi, Philippines, and adjacent small islands.

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Source Sommer's Sulawesi rat (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae from Sulawesi

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Source Stegoloxodon (Wikipedia)Lead and species accounts, distribution, geographic distribution (2)
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S. celebensis from Sulawesi

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Source Stegoloxodon (Wikipedia)Species account, distribution
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It contains two species, S. indonesicus from Java, and S. celebensis from Sulawesi

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Source Strigocuscus (Wikipedia)Lead, geographic distribution
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found only in Sulawesi (the largest island in Wallacea) and some of its surrounding small offshore islands

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Source Suhaniah fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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The Suhaniah fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on Sulawesi, Wawonii Island, and the Talaud Islands.

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Source Sulawesi bear cuscus (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus), is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.

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Source Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.

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Source Sulawesi flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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The Sulawesi flying fox or Sulawesi fruit bat (Acerodon celebensis) is a species of megabat endemic to Indonesia.

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Source Sulawesi harpy fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
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It is endemic to Indonesia where it is found in Sulawesi and in Soloi on Buton island.

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Source Sulawesi palm civet (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii), also known as Sulawesi civet, musang and brown palm civet is a little-known viverrid endemic to Sulawesi.

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Source Sulawesi rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
Quote, Distribution, Sulawesi
The Sulawesi rousette or Sulawesi fruit bat (Pilonycteris celebensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.

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Source Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
Quote, Distribution, Sulawesi
It is endemic to Sulawesi and the nearby Togian Islands of Indonesia.

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Source Swift fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Sulawesi
Quote, Distribution, Sulawesi
The swift fruit bat is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on the following islands: Sulawesi, Buton, Mangole, Wawonii, the Talaud and Sangihe archipelagos, and likely Morotai.

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Source Yellow-haired hill rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia, including Lore Lindu National Park.
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1. Sulawesi (Wikipedia)
  • Geography, area
    covering an area of 186,064.34 km2 (71,840 sq mi)
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead
    also known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia.
  • Shaped By: Terrane Accretion, Geology
    the island is believed to have been formed by the collision of terranes from the Asian Plate
  • In Group: Marine and Coastal Landforms (World), Lead
    also known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia.
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Greater Sunda Islands (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Greater Sunda Islands, Lead, member islands
Quote, Part Of: Greater Sunda Islands, Lead, member islands
The islands, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra, are internationally recognised for their ecological diversity and rich culture.
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