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Colugos
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Colugos

Cynocephalidae

Colugos (), flying lemurs, or cobegos (), are arboreal gliding primatomorphs that are native to Southeast Asia. Their evolutionary closest relatives are primates. There are just two living species of colugos: the Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) and the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans). These two species make up the entire family Cynocephalidae () and order Dermoptera, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma), meaning "skin", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing".

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2 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Sunda Colugos

genusGaleopterus

Philippine Colugos

genusCynocephalus

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