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