flying lemur
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Noun
[edit]flying lemur (plural flying lemurs)
- A colugo (family spp.), having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels.
- Flying lemurs do not fly (they glide) and are not lemurs: the nature of their relationship to primates (and to bats and treeshrews, with which they also share characteristics) is the subject of ongoing debate and research.
Derived terms
[edit]- Malaysian flying lemur (Galeopterus variegata)
- Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans)
- Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegata)
References
[edit]flying lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cynocephalidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Cynocephalidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons