Pictures and facts about the Philippine flying lemur

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Philippine flying lemur

Order : Dermoptera
Family : Cynocephalidae
Species : Cynocephalus volans

 

The Flying lemur, philippine flying lemur is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Philippine flying lemur

The truth is that kagwang or Cynocephalus volans is one of only two species belonging to the primitive order Dermoptera.

in the wilderness of Basilan, Leyte, Samar, Bohol, and some parts of Mindanao The Philippine Flying lemur is a misnomer. (Full text)

The Philippine flying lemur is a small nocturnal mammal that can glide between trees for distances up to 450 feet (135 m). (Full text)

The kagwang (Cyanocephalus volans), or Philippine flying lemur, is also endemic to Greater Mindanao; the only other species of this unique order of mammals is found in Malaysia and Indonesia. (Full text)