Sunda flying lemur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Sunda flying lemur lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Galeopterus variegatus
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Dermoptera
Family	Cynocephalidae

Where does the Sunda flying lemur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sunda flying lemur in 4 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Sunda flying lemur endangered?

The Sunda flying lemur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sunda flying lemur?

The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) is a mammal in the order Dermoptera and the family Cynocephalidae, genus Galeopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sunda flying lemur

The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), also called Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo, is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus. 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.

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.

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sunda flying lemur (revision 1356429900), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5198886 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).