Scientific Name: Galeopterus Variegatus
Family: Cynocephalidae
Size: Head-body length is about 34 to 38 cm. Its tail length is around 24 to 25 cm and weight is 0.9 to 1.3 kg.
Habitat: Low-land tropical rain forest. Philippines.
Lifespan: 17.5 years
Dangerous: No
Endangered: Least Concern
Description
The Sunda Colugo, also named the Sunda Flying Lemur or the Malayan Flying Lemur, is in fact not a lemur but a colugo. It was just recent that this creature was announced "not a lemur". It looks like a small possum or a large squirrel. They have moderately long, slender limbs of equal length front and rear, a medium-length tail, and a relatively light build. The head is small, with large, front-focused eyes for excellent binocular vision, and small, rounded ears. Their most distinctive feature is the membrane of skin that extends between their limbs and gives them the ability to glide long distances between trees, It is strictly nocturnal. They like to eat leaves, shoots, flowers, sap, and fruit. They have well-developed stomachs and long intestines, capable of extracting nutriment from leaves. They are eaten by the Philippine monkey-eating eagle and humans. They are being threatened by the loss of forests in the world.
that animal is cute and creepy at the same time.
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