Colugos
Dermoptera
Colugos (/kəˈluːɡoʊz/) are arboreal gliding mammals found in Southeast Asia. Just two extant species make up the entire family Cynocephalidae (/ˌsaɪnoʊˌsɛfəˈlaɪdiː, -ˌkɛ-/) and order Dermoptera. They are the most capable gliders of all gliding mammals, using flaps of extra skin between their legs to glide from higher to lower locations. They are also known as cobegos or flying lemurs, although they are not true lemurs.
1 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 2 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42535.