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Dermoptera

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Dermoptera

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Also known as Cobego, flying lemur, Malayan colugos

Colugos (), flying lemurs, or cobegos (), are arboreal gliding primatomorphs that are native to Southeast Asia. Their closest evolutionary 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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Dermoptera is a taxon within the kingdom Animalia. The group has existed for approximately 37 million years. In biological classification, it is associated with the scientific name Animalia.

Records for this taxon are held by several institutions, including CM, SDNHM, UCMP, ROM, and UMMP. These records are located in the United States and Canada. The subject is referenced by 210 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Animalia

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
Observations recorded3,012,139,120

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
33
Collections
CM, SDNHM, UCMP, ROM, UMMP
Recorded in
United States, Canada
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
mammal
Image
Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus, adult female), Central Catchment Area, Singapore - 20060618.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Colugos
taxon name
Dermoptera
Commons category
Dermoptera
taxon rank
order
start time
37000000-0
taxon common name
skjermflygere
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Characteristics
  • Appearance and anatomy
  • Movement
  • Behavior and diet
  • Life cycle
  • Status
  • Taxonomy
  • Summary of extant species
  • Classification and evolution
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Colugos (), flying lemurs, or cobegos (), are arboreal gliding primatomorphs that are native to Southeast Asia. Their closest evolutionary 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".

== Characteristics == Colugos are nocturnal, tree-dwelling mammals.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dermoptera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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