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Sunda Flying Lemur

Galeopterus variegatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Small arboreal mammal. It is not a lemur, and it cannot fly. Apart from that it's a Sunda Flying Lemur, found throughout South East Asia.

Habitat:

Forests. This one was found in Singapore's Central Wetlands.

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Sunda Flying Lemur

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Comments (1)
alicelongmartin
Fascinating, it sounds like whoever gave it it's name did not know the animal well!
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PublishedMarch 1, 2012

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