Colugo/ Sunda Flying Lemur Galeopterus variegatus

The Colugos are sometimes called the Flying Lemurs but they are not lemurs, and not primates, although their nearest relatives are the primates. They also don't fly but glide on folds of loose skin on the flanks like the "flying" squirrels and squirrel gliders.

Colugos are native to forests of Southeast Asia. There are two species, each in a separate genus: the Sunda or Malay Flying Lemur, shown here, native to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and other parts of mainland southeast Asia, and the Philippine Flying Lemur, Cynocephalus volans, of the Philippines. (The Malaysian subspecies is shown.)

They are nocturnal, spending most of the day motionless high in the tree canopy where they are well-camouflaged as part of the tree trunk. It is said they can glide some 100 metres or more.

They are herbivorous. Deforestation (particularly by burning) and hunting (for meat and fur) are the main risks they face from humans.