224) Malayan Colugo

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Scientific name: Cynocephalus variegatus

Weight: 2-4 lbs Length: 13-16in "Wingspan:" 28 in

Lives: South Indochina, Tenasserim, Malayan, Thailand Java, adjacent Islands, Borneo and Sumatra in rubber plantations and tropical rainforest. Diet: Flowers, buds, soft fruit, shoots, leaves,

Young:

The males are slightly smaller than the females. The Malayan Colugo can glide 450ft which in height is 39ft. Their teeth are like of a ruminants because of the gap on their upper jaw has upper incisors and their second upper incisors, which has two roots and comb-like. When in flight, the young will cling onto the mother's belly and will emit a duck-like cry. Adults can make this call but rarely use it.

 Adults can make this call but rarely use it

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