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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]
Colugos are proficient gliders, and thought better adapted for flight than any other gliding mammal. They can travel as far as 70 m (230 ft) from one tree to another without losing much altitude, [10] with a Malayan colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) individual having been observed traveling about 150 m (490 ft) in one glide. [11]
However, some species have been rediscovered in more remote parts of the country, such as the Malayan porcupine which was detected on Pulau Tekong in 2005, [4] and the greater mouse-deer on Pulau Ubin in 2009. [5] The most commonly seen native mammals are the crab-eating macaque and plantain squirrel. The largest terrestrial mammal is the ...
A juvenile Malayan tapir. The gestation period of the Malayan tapir is about 390–395 days, after which a single calf is born that weighs around 6.8 kg (15 lb). Malayan tapirs are the largest of the four tapir species at birth and tend to grow more quickly than their relatives. [22]
Cotswold Wildlife Park has successfully bred one of the most endangered lemurs in Madagascar. The as-yet-unsexed and unnamed youngster was born to breeding male Raphael and female Bijou at ...
The ring-tailed lemur was one of the first lemurs to be classified, by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.. Lemurs were first classified in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, and the taxonomy remains controversial today, with approximately 70 to 100 species and subspecies recognized, depending on how the term "species" is defined.
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It was the fourth Malayan tiger killed by a vehicle collision between November 2023 and May 2024, according to authorities. Eight-year plan The Malayan tiger was recognized as a subspecies in 2004.