Wildlifeof Sumatra
Sunda Flying Lemur
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Photo: Tomer Ben-Yehuda
Galeopterus variegatus
Basic stats
Diet
Soft plant parts: young leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit
Habitat
Gardens, primary and secondary forest, rubber and coconut plantations, orchards, mangroves, lowland and upland forest
Range
Southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia
The Sunda flying lemur, also called the Malayan flying lemur or Malayan colugo, is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus. Despite its name it cannot fly: it glides between trees and is strictly arboreal. It is active at night and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is widely distributed across Southeast Asia, from northern Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand through Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei to Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Bali, Java), and adapts to many vegetation types, though not all can support large populations. It is forest-dependent and is hunted by local people for food and fur, and habitat loss occurs intermittently (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Sunda Flying Lemur eat?
- Soft plant parts: young leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit
- What habitat does the Sunda Flying Lemur live in?
- Gardens, primary and secondary forest, rubber and coconut plantations, orchards, mangroves, lowland and upland forest
- Where is the Sunda Flying Lemur found?
- Southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia