flying lemur
Southeast Asian glider
A flying lemur is neither a lemur nor capable of true flight.
It's a cat-sized mammal of Southeast Asian forests that glides between trees using a membrane of skin stretched between its limbs—the most accomplished gliding mammal, capable of covering over 100 meters in a single leap.
Also called colugo.
Thin tissue sheet
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- airborneTraveling through air
- descentDownward slope or lineage
aerodynamics · skin flap · launch · landing
Nourished before birth internally
- furAnimal body hair
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- mammalianOf the nursing class
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
live birth · nursing · gestation · species · endothermic · offspring
Overhead protective covering
- treetopUppermost branches
- branchDivision or woody limb
- tree-dwellingLiving in branches
- climbingAscending by physical effort
perch · foliage · forest · jungle · woodland · leafy · bough · clinging
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- BorneoSoutheast Asian mega-island
- SumatraIndonesian island, sixth largest
Java · Malaysia · Thailand · Indonesia · biodiversity · endangered · conservation · wildlife
Dark hours daily
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- darknessTotal absence of light
nighttime · moonlight · large eyes · night vision · dawn · evening · camouflage · hidden
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
descent · aerodynamics · skin flap · launch · landing
placental
Nourished before birth internally
- furAnimal body hair
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- mammalianOf the nursing class
vertebrate · live birth · nursing · gestation · species · endothermic · offspring
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- treetopUppermost branches
- branchDivision or woody limb
- tree-dwellingLiving in branches
climbing · perch · foliage · forest · jungle · woodland · leafy · bough · clinging · leaping
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- BorneoSoutheast Asian mega-island
Sumatra · Java · Malaysia · Thailand · Indonesia · biodiversity · endangered · conservation · wildlife · ecosystem
night
Dark hours daily
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
darkness · nighttime · moonlight · large eyes · night vision · dawn · evening · camouflage · hidden · resting
- tree dwellerssquirrel, koala, sloth, orangutan, chimpanzee
- Gliding Animalssugar glider
- Southeast Asian Rainforestorangutan, Sumatran tiger, rafflesia, hornbill, gibbon
- Southeast Asian wildlifeorangutan, tigers, elephants, Sumatran tiger, orangutans
- colugos
- primatesape, apes, baboon, baboons, monkey
flying lemurring-tailed lemur
Striped-tailed Malagasy primate
flying fox · bat · fruit bat · aye-aye · bird