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Sunda flying lemur

April 12, 2024

The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), also called Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus.[1] It is native to Southeast Asia from southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia to Singapore and Indonesia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[2] Although it is called "flying lemur", it cannot fly but glides among trees and is strictly arboreal. It is active at night, and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits. It is a forest-dependent species.

Sunda flying lemur
Sunda flying lemur
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Dermoptera
Family: Cynocephalidae
Genus: Galeopterus
Thomas, 1908
Species:
G. variegatus[1]
Binomial name
Galeopterus variegatus[1]
(Audebert, 1799)
Sunda flying lemur range
Synonyms[3]: 241, 252 
  • Galeopithecus volans Pallas

The Sunda flying lemur is protected by national legislation. The Sunda flying lemurs are often hunted by local people with spears or other lethal equipment for various reasons such as food and fur. Habitat loss is known to occur intermittently, particularly in developing countries such as Malaysia.[4]

Taxonomy and evolution edit

 
Skull
 
Jaw with teeth

The Sunda flying lemurs' two forms are not morphologically distinct from one another; the large form occurs on the mainland of the Sunda Shelf area and the mainland of Southeast Asia, while the dwarf form occurs in central Laos and some other adjacent islands.[5] The Laos specimen is smaller (about 20%) than the other known mainland population.[6]

Despite the large and dwarf forms, four subspecies are known: G. v. variegatus (Java), G. v. temminckii (Sumatra), G. v. borneanus (Borneo), and G. v. peninsulae (Peninsular Malaysia and mainland of Southeast Asia)[5] incorporating on the genetic species concept due to geographic isolation and genetic divergence. Recent molecular and morphological data provide the evidence that the mainland, Javan, and Bornean Sunda flying lemur subspecies may be recognised as three separate species in the genus Galeopterus.[7]

Characteristics edit

The Sunda flying lemur is a skillful climber, but is nearly helpless when on the ground.[8] Its gliding membrane connects from the neck, extending along the limbs to the tips of the fingers, toes, and nails.[9] This kite-shaped skin is known as a patagium, which is expanded for gliding. It can glide over a distance of 100 m with a loss of fewer than 10 m in elevation.[9] It has a dorsiflexed and abducted foot while having an abducted clawed grasp. This technique help to climb trees easier and faster while looking for food or staying away from predators.[10]

The head-body length of Sunda flying lemur is about 33 to 42 cm (13 to 17 in). Its tail length measures 18 to 27 cm (7.1 to 10.6 in),[11] its hind legs measure between 6.5 to 7.3 cm (2.6 to 2.9 in) long. It weighs 0.9 to 1.3 kg (2.0 to 2.9 lb).[12]

Distribution and habitat edit

The Sunda flying lemur is widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, ranging from the Sunda Shelf mainland to other islands – northern Laos,[6] Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak), Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Bali, Java),[5][13] and many adjacent islands.[14] Conversely, the Philippine flying lemur (C. volans) is confined to the southern parts of the Philippines only.[5]

The Sunda flying lemur is adapted to many different vegetation types, including gardens, primary and secondary forest,[15] rubber and coconut plantations,[16] fruit orchards (dusun),[17] mangrove swamps,[18] lowlands and upland forests,[9][19] tree plantations,[14] lowland dipterocarp forests, and mountainous areas,[20] but not all of these habitats can sustain large colugo populations.[21]

Behaviour and ecology edit

The Sunda flying lemur is nocturnal, but is sometimes active in the morning and in the afternoon.[12] It can maneuver and navigate while gliding, but strong rain and wind can affect its ability to glide. Gliding usually occurs in open areas or high in the canopy, especially in dense tropical rainforest. It needs a certain distance to glide and to land to avoid injury.[22] The highest landing forces are experienced after short glides; longer glides lead to softer landings, due to its ability to brake its glide aerodynamically. The ability to glide increases a colugo's access to scattered food resources in the rainforest, without increasing exposure to terrestrial or arboreal predators.[23]

The Sunda flying lemur mainly forages in tree canopies on several different tree species in a single night,[24][25] or on a single species.

Diet edit

In general, its diet consists mainly of leaves; it usually consumes leaves with less potassium and nitrogen-containing compounds, but with higher tannin.[26] It also feeds on buds,[18] shoots,[14] flowers of coconut and durian trees[17] fruits and sap[20] from selected tree species. It also feeds on insects in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.[27] The selected food sources depend on the localities, habitat, vegetation types, and availability.[28]

It has been observed to lick tree bark of selected tree species to obtain water, nutrients, salts, and minerals.[29]

Reproduction edit

After a 60-day gestation period, a single offspring is carried on the mother's abdomen held by a large skin membrane.[30][31]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b Boeadi.; Steinmetz, R. (2008). "Galeopterus variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T41502A10479343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41502A10479343.en. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ Chapman, H.C. (1902). "Observations upon Galeopithecus volans". Proceedings of the Academy of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 54: 241–254.
  4. ^ Nasir, M. D. & Abdullah, M. T. (2010). "Distribution of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sabah, Sarawak)". Tropical Life Sciences Research. 21 (2): 69–83. PMC 3819077. PMID 24575200.
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    Henke, Winfried; Tattersall, Ian (2007). Handbook of Paleoanthropology. Springer Science and Business Media. pp. 831–859. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-33761-4. ISBN 978-3-540-32474-4.
    This book cites this research.
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  7. ^ Janecka, J.E.; Helgen, K.M.; Lim, N.T.L.; Baba, M.; Izawa, M.; Boeadi; Murphy, W.J. (2008). "Evidence for multiple species of Sunda Colugo". Current Biology. 18 (21): R1001–1002. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.09.005. PMID 19000793.
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  10. ^ Youlatos, D.; Widayati, K.A.; Tsuji, Y. (2019). "Foot postures and grasping of free-ranging Sunda colugos (Galeopterus variegatus) in West Java, Indonesia". Mammalian Biology. 95: 164–172. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2018.06.004. ISSN 1616-5047. S2CID 90630163.
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  21. ^ Lim, N.T.-L.; Giam, X.; Byrnes, G.; Clements, G.R. (2013). "Occurrence of the Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in the tropical forests of Singapore: A Bayesian approach". Mammalian Biology. 78: 63–67. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2012.06.008.
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Further reading edit

  • Anon, (2008). Flying lemurs mating, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Accessed date October 7, 2008.
  • Byrnes G.; Libby Thomas; Norman T.-L. Lim; Andrew J. Spence (2011). "Gliding saves time but not energy in Malayan Colugos". Journal of Experimental Biology. 214 (16): 2690–2696. doi:10.1242/jeb.052993. PMID 21795564.
  • Chapman H.C. (1902). "Observations upon Galeopithecus volans". Proceedings of the Academy of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 54: 241–254.
  • Chasen F.N.; Kloss C.B. (1929). "Notes on flying lemurs (Galeopterus)". Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 2: 12–22.
  • Dzulhelmi M.N.; Abdullah M.T. (2009a). "An ethogram construction for the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia". Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation. 5 (1): 31–42.
  • Dzulhelmi M.N.; Abdullah M.T. (2009d). "The foraging ecology of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia". Malayan Nature Journal. 61 (4): 285–294.
  • Dzulhelmi M.N.; Abdullah M.T. (2010). "Distribution of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak)". Journal of Tropical Life Sciences Research. 21 (2): 69–83. PMC 3819077. PMID 24575200.
  • Dzulhelmi, M.N., Marzuki, H. and Abdullah, M.T. (2010). Observation on the roosting selection of the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings of Conference on Natural Resources in the Tropics3: Harnessing Tropical Natural Resources Through Innovations and Technologies. pp. 433–439.
  • Dzulhelmi, M.N. (2011). Behavioural Ecology of the Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus (Mammalia: Dermoptera) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia . MSc. Dissertations. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan.
  • Dzulhelmi, N. (2013). Natural History of the Colugo. UKM Press: Bangi.
  • Ellerman, J.R. and Morrison-Scott, T.C.S. (1955). Supplement to Chasen, F.N. (1940): A handlist of Malaysian mammals. British Museum. Tonbridge Printers Ltd., London.
  • Janecka J.E.; Miller W.; Pringle T.H.; Wiens F.; Zitzmann A.; Helgen K.M.; Springer M.S.; Murphy W.J. (2007). "Molecular and genomic data identify the closest living relative of primates". Science. 318 (5851): 792–794. Bibcode:2007Sci...318..792J. doi:10.1126/science.1147555. PMID 17975064. S2CID 12251814.
  • Karim C.; Tuen A.A.; Abdullah M.T. (2004). "Mammals. Sarawak Bau Limestone Biodiversity". Sarawak Museum Journal. 6 (80): 221–234.
  • Khan, M.M. (1992). Mamalia semenanjung Malaysia. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Kool, K.M. and Nawi, Y. (1995). Catalogue of skin in Sarawak museum, Kuching, Sarawak. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan.
  • Lewis R.E. (1986). "A rain-forest raptor in danger". Oryx. 20 (3): 170–175. doi:10.1017/s0030605300020032.
  • Lim, N.T. (2004). Autecology and a preliminary population census of the Malayan flying lemur Cynocephalus variegatus in Singapore. BSc. Final Year Project. National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Martin R.D. (2008). "Colugos: obscure mammals glide into the evolutionary limelight". Journal of Biology. 7 (4): 13. doi:10.1186/jbiol74. PMC 2397492. PMID 18466644.
  • Maryanto, I., Anang, S.A., and Agus, P.K. (2008). Mamalia dilindungi perundang-undangan Indonesia. LIPI Press, Jakarta.
  • Medway, L. (1978). The wild mammals of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) and Singapore. Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Mohd-Azlan J.; Fauzi M.F. (2006). "Ethnozoological survey in selected areas in Sarawak". Sarawak Museum Journal. 83: 185–200.
  • Miller G.S. Jr (1906). "The nomenclature of flying lemur". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 19: 41–48.
  • Nie W.; Fu B.; O'Brian P.C.M.; Wang J.; Su W.; Tanomtong A.; Volobouev V.; Ferguson-Smith M.A.; Yang F. (2008). "Flying lemurs – the "flying tree-shrews"? molecular cytogenetic evidence for a Scandentia-Dermoptera sister clade". BMC Biology. 6: 18. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-18. PMC 2386441. PMID 18452598.
  • Novacek M.J. (1992). "Fossils, topologies, missing data, and higher level phylogeny of eutherian mammals". Systematic Biology. 41 (1): 58–73. doi:10.1093/sysbio/41.1.58.
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  • Parr, J.W.K., Komolphalin, K. and Wongkalasin, M. (2003). A guide to the large mammals of Thailand. Sarakadee Press, Bangkok.
  • Penry, D.L. (1993). Digestive constraints on diet selection. In diet selection: An interdisciplinary approach to foraging behaviour (Hughes, R.N. eds). Blackwell Scientific Publications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Pettigrew J.D. (1995). "Flying primates: crashed or crashed through?". Symp. Zoological Society of London. 67: 3–26.
  • Schmitz J.; Ohme M.; Suryobroto B.; Zichler H. (2002). "The colugo (Cynocephalus variegatus), Dermoptera: the Primates' gliding sister?". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 19 (12): 2308–2312. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004054. PMID 12446821.
  • Schmitz J.; Ohme M.; Zichler H. (2003). "A novel family of tRNA-derived SINEs in the colugo and two new retrotransposable markers separating dermopterans from primates". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 28 (2): 341–349. doi:10.1016/s1055-7903(03)00060-5. PMID 12878470.
  • Stephen, D.W. and Krebs, J.R. (1986). Foraging theory. Princeton University Press, England.
  • Wharton C.H. (1950). "Notes on the life history of the flying lemur". Journal of Mammalogy. 31 (3): 269–273. doi:10.2307/1375292. JSTOR 1375292.
  • Wischusen E.W.; Richmond M.E. (1989). "Techniques for capturing and marking the Philippine flying lemurs (Cynocephalus volans)". Malayan Nature Journal. 43: 100–105.

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The Sunda flying lemur Galeopterus variegatus also called Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus 1 It is native to Southeast Asia from southern Myanmar Thailand southern Vietnam Malaysia to Singapore and Indonesia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List 2 Although it is called flying lemur it cannot fly but glides among trees and is strictly arboreal It is active at night and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves shoots flowers and fruits It is a forest dependent species Sunda flying lemurSunda flying lemurConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 2 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder DermopteraFamily CynocephalidaeGenus GaleopterusThomas 1908Species G variegatus 1 Binomial nameGaleopterus variegatus 1 Audebert 1799 Sunda flying lemur rangeSynonyms 3 241 252 Galeopithecus volans PallasThe Sunda flying lemur is protected by national legislation The Sunda flying lemurs are often hunted by local people with spears or other lethal equipment for various reasons such as food and fur Habitat loss is known to occur intermittently particularly in developing countries such as Malaysia 4 Contents 1 Taxonomy and evolution 2 Characteristics 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behaviour and ecology 4 1 Diet 4 2 Reproduction 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksTaxonomy and evolution edit nbsp Skull nbsp Jaw with teethThe Sunda flying lemurs two forms are not morphologically distinct from one another the large form occurs on the mainland of the Sunda Shelf area and the mainland of Southeast Asia while the dwarf form occurs in central Laos and some other adjacent islands 5 The Laos specimen is smaller about 20 than the other known mainland population 6 Despite the large and dwarf forms four subspecies are known G v variegatus Java G v temminckii Sumatra G v borneanus Borneo and G v peninsulae Peninsular Malaysia and mainland of Southeast Asia 5 incorporating on the genetic species concept due to geographic isolation and genetic divergence Recent molecular and morphological data provide the evidence that the mainland Javan and Bornean Sunda flying lemur subspecies may be recognised as three separate species in the genus Galeopterus 7 Characteristics editThe Sunda flying lemur is a skillful climber but is nearly helpless when on the ground 8 Its gliding membrane connects from the neck extending along the limbs to the tips of the fingers toes and nails 9 This kite shaped skin is known as a patagium which is expanded for gliding It can glide over a distance of 100 m with a loss of fewer than 10 m in elevation 9 It has a dorsiflexed and abducted foot while having an abducted clawed grasp This technique help to climb trees easier and faster while looking for food or staying away from predators 10 The head body length of Sunda flying lemur is about 33 to 42 cm 13 to 17 in Its tail length measures 18 to 27 cm 7 1 to 10 6 in 11 its hind legs measure between 6 5 to 7 3 cm 2 6 to 2 9 in long It weighs 0 9 to 1 3 kg 2 0 to 2 9 lb 12 Distribution and habitat editThe Sunda flying lemur is widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia ranging from the Sunda Shelf mainland to other islands northern Laos 6 Cambodia Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Peninsular Sabah and Sarawak Singapore Brunei Indonesia Kalimantan Sumatra Bali Java 5 13 and many adjacent islands 14 Conversely the Philippine flying lemur C volans is confined to the southern parts of the Philippines only 5 The Sunda flying lemur is adapted to many different vegetation types including gardens primary and secondary forest 15 rubber and coconut plantations 16 fruit orchards dusun 17 mangrove swamps 18 lowlands and upland forests 9 19 tree plantations 14 lowland dipterocarp forests and mountainous areas 20 but not all of these habitats can sustain large colugo populations 21 Behaviour and ecology editThe Sunda flying lemur is nocturnal but is sometimes active in the morning and in the afternoon 12 It can maneuver and navigate while gliding but strong rain and wind can affect its ability to glide Gliding usually occurs in open areas or high in the canopy especially in dense tropical rainforest It needs a certain distance to glide and to land to avoid injury 22 The highest landing forces are experienced after short glides longer glides lead to softer landings due to its ability to brake its glide aerodynamically The ability to glide increases a colugo s access to scattered food resources in the rainforest without increasing exposure to terrestrial or arboreal predators 23 The Sunda flying lemur mainly forages in tree canopies on several different tree species in a single night 24 25 or on a single species Diet edit In general its diet consists mainly of leaves it usually consumes leaves with less potassium and nitrogen containing compounds but with higher tannin 26 It also feeds on buds 18 shoots 14 flowers of coconut and durian trees 17 fruits and sap 20 from selected tree species It also feeds on insects in Sarawak Malaysian Borneo 27 The selected food sources depend on the localities habitat vegetation types and availability 28 It has been observed to lick tree bark of selected tree species to obtain water nutrients salts and minerals 29 Reproduction edit After a 60 day gestation period a single offspring is carried on the mother s abdomen held by a large skin membrane 30 31 References edit a b Stafford B J 2005 Order Dermoptera In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press p 110 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 a b Boeadi Steinmetz R 2008 Galeopterus variegatus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 e T41502A10479343 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2008 RLTS T41502A10479343 en Retrieved 16 March 2024 Chapman H C 1902 Observations upon Galeopithecus volans Proceedings of the Academy of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 54 241 254 Nasir M D amp Abdullah M T 2010 Distribution of the Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus in Malaysia Peninsular Sabah Sarawak Tropical Life Sciences Research 21 2 69 83 PMC 3819077 PMID 24575200 a b c d Henke Winfried Tattersall Ian 2007 Handbook of Paleoanthropology Springer Science and Business Media pp 831 859 doi 10 1007 978 3 540 33761 4 ISBN 978 3 540 32474 4 This book cites this research Stafford B J Szalay F S 2000 Craniodental functional morphology and taxonomy of Dermopterans Journal of Mammalogy 81 2 360 385 doi 10 1644 1545 1542 2000 081 lt 0360 CFMATO gt 2 0 CO 2 S2CID 86052722 a b Ruggeri N Etterson M 1998 The first record of colugo Cynocephalus variegatus from the Lao P D R Mammalia 62 3 450 451 doi 10 1515 mamm 1998 62 3 439 Janecka J E Helgen K M Lim N T L Baba M Izawa M Boeadi Murphy W J 2008 Evidence for multiple species of Sunda Colugo Current Biology 18 21 R1001 1002 doi 10 1016 j cub 2008 09 005 PMID 19000793 Vaughan T A 1986 Mammalogy 3rd edition Saunders College 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