To which order of mammals does the lemur belong?
Philippine flying lemur lemur and the Javan flying lemur, may exist as well, but they have yet to be officially classified. Both species of Dermoptera are classified under the superorder Euarchonta, which includes treeshrews and primates as well as an extinct order of mammals, the Plesiadapiformes. The Philippine flying lemur is endemic to the southern Philippines. Its population is concentrated in the Mindanao region and Bohol. Colugos live in heavily forested areas, living mainly high up in the trees in lowland and mountainous forests or sometimes in coconut and rubber plantations, rarely coming down to the ground. They spend most of their time
Philippine flying lemur Philippine flying lemur The Philippine flying lemur or Philippine colugo ("Cynocephalus volans"), known locally as "kagwang", is one of two species of colugo or "flying lemurs". It is monotypic of its genus. Although called a flying lemur, it cannot fly and is not a lemur. Instead, it glides as it leaps among trees. The "kagwang" belong to the order Dermoptera that contains only two species, one of which is found in the Philippines, while the other, the Sunda flying lemur, is found in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Recent research from genetic analysis suggests two other species, the Bornean flying