The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), also known as Sunda colugo, Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo, is a colugo species. It is native throughout Southeast Asia ranging from southern Myanmar , Thailand , southern Vietnam, Malaysia to Singapore and Indonesia .

The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), also called Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo, is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus. [1] It is native to Southeast Asia from southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia to Singapore and Indonesia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List . [ 2 ]

2024年5月27日 · Flying lemurs are not lemurs at all but belong to the family Cynocephalidae and the Dermoptera order. They are fairly closely related to humans. They’re only found naturally in Sunda and Indochina. They have teeth that look like little combs, and they are indeed used to groom their thick fur.

The Malayan, or Sunda, colugo, also called Malayan, or Sunda, flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), ranges from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and southward along the Malay Peninsula to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. Adults of both species can grow as large as 42 cm (16.5 inches) in body length, with a tail that extends an additional ...

2022年3月27日 · In the steamy jungles of South East Asia lives a peculiar creature. A small cat-sized tree dweller that appears to be part squirrel, part lemur and part fruit bat, but is unrelated to any of these animals. Why part fruit bat? The Sunda Colugo has a surprise – it can fly!

Sunda flying lemurs are arboreal (live mainly in trees), scansorial (able to or good at climbing), have the ability to glide, nocturnal (active at night), motile (move around as opposed to being stationary) and territorial (defend an area within the home range).

Although the Sunda flying lemur is often mistaken for a flying animal, it doesn’t fly. Instead, it glides from tree to tree in search of food or to avoid predators. Its patagium enables it to cover long distances with ease, sometimes up to 100 meters, without losing much height.

2015年4月2日 · It might seem like the Sunda flying lemur is winning at life from all angles, but it’s got one pretty big weakness – it’s reportedly as clumsy on the ground as the notoriously awkward Australian greater glider.

Colugos (/ k ə ˈ l uː ɡ oʊ / [2] [3]), flying lemurs, or cobegos (/ k ə ˈ b iː ɡ oʊ / [4]), are arboreal gliding euarchontogliran mammals that are native to Southeast Asia.Their closest evolutionary relatives are primates.There are just two living species of colugos: the Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) and the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans).

Meet the Sunda flying lemur, a charming and skilled creature that comes to life at night. Join us as we discover interesting facts about these “living kites”, discovering their special abilities, secretive behaviors, and the threats they face in our world.