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Sunda Flying Lemur

Cynocephalus variegatus

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Known as kubung (in Bahasa) or colugo (in English), this species is regarded as the ancestor of modern fruit bats (Megachiroptera). It has extended skin connecting its four limbs to help gliding between trees.

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Comments (21)
Anne Marie McCaffrey
An animal that I didn't even know existed - that is what is wonderful about Project Noah :) Great spotting!
luke.mackin
What an incredible spotting! So badly want to see one of these in the wild.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Amazing capture Marsya Christyanti,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
MaryFord
Cool!! Maybe you want to contribute this to the Great Nature Project Mission? It's a National Geographic Project and your photos are share on GreatNatureProject.org
Marsya Christyanti
Thank you all :D S Frazier : woow, I've never seen it gliding. I've only seen it two times during 2,5 months stay in my study site. I would love to see the photograph.
Scott Frazier
Mantap! I saw (and photographed) one "flying" once at Cagar Alam Rawa Danau, West Java. I still remember the thrill. Bravo!
Jason Alexander
Congrats! Slamet yaa.. Saya blom pernah nih diat di Indonesia.. Bagus :)
KarenL
What a cool spot! Congratulations Marsya, this little-known mammal has earned you Spotting of the Day! The sunda flying lemur is a forest-dwelling animal with huge gliding membranes that enable it to make spectacular leaps from tree to tree in the Asian rainforests. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153292398855603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/383800619472920576
mcaul6515
I love these animals! I see them a lot in Singapore. Nice spotting, you don't often see them at day, as they are nocturnal. The local name for them, if you want to add this is, Colugo. :)
Ava T-B
What an amazing looking creature!

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013

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