Sunda flying lemur
Malay - glider (C. variegatus )
The Malay - glider or Temminck's glider ( cynocephalus variegatus, also synonymous Galopterus variegatus ) is a mammal of the order of the giant slide ( Dermoptera ). They live in Southeast Asia and feed on plants. A special feature is their wing membrane ( patagium ) with which they can slide far.
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Physique
The head-body length of the Malay Gleitfliegers is 33-42 centimeters, the tail is 17-22 inches long. The " span " is 70-120 centimeters, the limbs are so very long. The weight is 1 to 1.75 kg.
The dorsal fur of Malay Gleitfliegern is brownish - gray and white spotted, a good cover on the bark of trees. The ventral fur is lighter and not spotted. The top of the wing membrane is hairy and has a similar design as the dorsal skin, ventral skin is hairy flight only very sparse.
The proportions of Malay Gleitfliegern differ from those of several mammals. The eyes are very large ( night activity), the ears small. the head is very wide and the very long limbs. The dog -like head shape gave the name of its genus (C. = dog head).
Occurrence
The Malay - glider lives in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and various islands of the Indonesian archipelago, including Sumatra, Java and Borneo, plus a number of smaller islands.
Malay - glider live mainly in rain forests in hilly areas, but they are regularly found in rubber, coconut and banana plantations.
Way of life
General
This species lives arboreal and never comes voluntarily to the ground. They are solitary, but occasionally there are several animals on a tree. The gliding flight they use to get from tree to tree without having to cross the floor. Usually they fly 50-70 meters, the record was 136 meters. They are nocturnal and spend the day in her hiding place, on coconut plantations they roll ball often similar between the palm fronds together.
Nutrition
The herbivorous Malays gliders eat flowers, leaves, buds and fruits, which they pull and bite with hands to mouth. The necessary water intake is ensured by the inclusion of rainfall, the water- rich food and the Verzeher of wet leaves.
Reproduction and Development
The gestation period of Malay Gleitfliegern lasts 60 days, after which a juvenile with 35 grams of weight and an underdeveloped state is born. Rarely are two pups. These are hidden in the Hintergleithaut, forming a pocket when the female slides. When sloth -like climbing and sleeping the dams serve the boy as a living hammock. The females are often already pregnant before they have their momentary Young weaned; they compensate for the small number of pups per litter.
System
The Malay - glider along with the Philippines - glider in the common genus cynocephalus, but recent publications or literature sometimes uses the name Galopterus variegatus ( first proposed by Oldfield Thomas 1908). The establishment of this species is based on morphological differences, especially the dentition, which is designed with the Malays - glider for tougher food than its close relatives. This view is criticized in some quarters as a number of mammary lodges of view is that such differences do not justify a new genus.
Malay - glider and human
As Malay - glider regularly live in plantations and feed on the plants grown there cultures, they are often hunted, which is quite simple in design, due to the almost always the same movement routes. However, they are also hunted for meat and fur. It is virtually impossible to keep these animals in captivity.