Sunda Flying Lemur
Colugo temmincki
Conservation Status
Least ConcernMammalia · Dermoptera · Cynocephalidae
About
The Sunda flying lemur, also called Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo, is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus. 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. Although it is called "flying lemur", it cannot fly but glides among trees and is strictly arboreal. It is active at night, and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits. It is a forest-dependent species.
Fun Fact
Colugo gliding membranes connect from the neck to fingertips to toes to tail tip — they can glide over 100 meters from a single tree with almost no loss of altitude, and are the closest living relatives of primates.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Diet consists mainly of leaves; it usually consumes leaves with less potassium and nitrogen-containing compounds, but with higher tannin.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance