Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)

About Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Dermoptera
• Family: Cynocephalidae

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.

Source: Wikipedia