Wildlifeof Vietnam
Sunda Colugo
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
Photo: Mike Gordon — wildlifeofeverywhere.com · Project photograph
Galeopterus variegatus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Soft plant parts: young leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit
Habitat
Gardens, primary and secondary forest, rubber and coconut plantations, orchards, mangroves, lowland and upland forest
Range
Southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia
The Sunda flying lemur, also called the Malayan flying lemur or Malayan colugo, is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus. Despite its name it is not a lemur and cannot fly: it glides between trees and is strictly arboreal. It is active at night and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is widely distributed across Southeast Asia, from southern Myanmar, Thailand and southern Vietnam to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and adapts to many vegetation types, from gardens and plantations to primary and secondary forest, though not all can support large populations. It is forest-dependent and is hunted by local people for food and fur.
Quick answers
- What does the Sunda Colugo eat?
- Soft plant parts: young leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit
- What habitat does the Sunda Colugo live in?
- Gardens, primary and secondary forest, rubber and coconut plantations, orchards, mangroves, lowland and upland forest
- Where is the Sunda Colugo found?
- Southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia