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Cynocephalus variegatus
Known as kubung (in Bahasa) or colugo (in English), this species is regarded as the ancestor of modern fruit bats (Megachiroptera). It has extended skin connecting its four limbs to help gliding between trees.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2013
Submitted on Sep 26, 2013
21 Comments
An animal that I didn't even know existed - that is what is wonderful about Project Noah :) Great spotting!
Thank you all!
Nice spotting Marsya :)
What an incredible spotting! So badly want to see one of these in the wild.
Amazing capture Marsya Christyanti,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Incredible spotting! :D
Cool!! Maybe you want to contribute this to the Great Nature Project Mission? It's a National Geographic Project and your photos are share on GreatNatureProject.org
Thank you all :D
S Frazier : woow, I've never seen it gliding. I've only seen it two times during 2,5 months stay in my study site. I would love to see the photograph.
Beautiful spotting! Congrats!
Mantap! I saw (and photographed) one "flying" once at Cagar Alam Rawa Danau, West Java. I still remember the thrill. Bravo!
Congrats! Slamet yaa.. Saya blom pernah nih diat di Indonesia.. Bagus :)
Congratulations Marsya, Amazing .....
nice spotting ....congrats Marsya......
Nice spot!
Congratulations !
What a cool spot! Congratulations Marsya, this little-known mammal has earned you Spotting of the Day!
The sunda flying lemur is a forest-dwelling animal with huge gliding membranes that enable it to make spectacular leaps from tree to tree in the Asian rainforests.
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I love these animals! I see them a lot in Singapore. Nice spotting, you don't often see them at day, as they are nocturnal. The local name for them, if you want to add this is, Colugo. :)
Fantastic !
What an amazing looking creature!
Awesome !!
Wow beautiful !