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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Flying Lemur










Flying Lemur is only one living species of dermoptera and cynocephalus .It has characteristic of  clawed feet has large an webbed for fast climbing and for gliding.Flying Lemurs eat fruits ,flowers,and leaves. It has a wide head,small ears and big eyes .The female flying lemurs usually gives birth after two months gestation period .The young is helpless that makes it always attaches to its mother's belly.The average of the flying lemur's weighs is about 1 to 1.7 kilograms (2.2 to 3.7 lb) and is about 14  to 17 in which is 36 to 43 cm long.The flying lemur usually resides in primary and secondary forest .They are considered pest,since they eat fruits and flowers .Their flesh is also cooked as a delicacy ,while their fur is used as material for native caps.




                                                     Scientific Classification
                                                       Kingdom:Animalia
                                                      Phylum:Chordata
                                                     Class:Mammalia
                                                    Order:Dermoptera
                                                   Family:Cynocephalidae
                                                  Genus:Cynocephalus
                                                  Species: C.volans  
                                                Binomial name:Cynocephalus volans




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