Common name : Sunda flying lemur, Malayan flying lemur or Malayan colugo
Scientific name : Galeopterus variegatus
Family : Cynocephalidae
Native to : South-East Asia
Interesting fact : It is unable to function on the ground.
Conservation status : Least Concern
It glides as it leaps among trees, but is not a lemur and does not fly. It is active at night, and feeds on soft plant parts. The mammal is arboreal, remaining in trees all the time. When the baby is born, it is carried, attached with skin, to the female’s stomach area.
