Malayan Flying Lemur Skull Replica
$91.00
Malayan flying lemur skull replica is 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 in. The Galeopterus variegatus is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
Malayan flying lemur skull replica measures 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 inches. The Galeopterus variegatus is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA. Skull is an adult female.
The Malayan flying lemur lives throughout Southeast Asia. It occurs across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is also called the Sunda flying lemur or Malayan colugo.
This species does not actually fly through the air. Instead, it glides gracefully as it leaps between tall trees. It can glide more than 328 feet while losing very little height. When a predator threatens the animal, it climbs higher or stays completely still.
The head and body length measures 13 to 17 inches long. The tail length adds another 7 to 10 inches. Its back legs measure 2.6 to 2.9 inches, and they weigh 2.0 to 2.9 pounds.
These animals live either alone or in small, loose groups. They can protect their sleeping and feeding spaces from others. They stay active at night and are strictly tree-dwelling mammals. During the day, they sleep high up inside thick tree leaves or in tree holes.
They use all four feet to grip tightly onto tree trunks or the bottom of branches. They find most of their food up in the canopy. Thie diet consists of many soft leaves. They also eat plant buds, shoots, coconut flowers, durian flowers, fruits, and tree sap. In parts of Malaysian Borneo, they eat insects and lick tree bark to get water, salt, and minerals.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Dermoptera
- Family: Cynocephalidae
- Genus: Galeopterus
- Species: G. variegatus
- Binomial name: Galeopterus variegatus
- Conservation status: Least concern
By grouping the Malayan flying lemur skull with the Philippine flying lemur skull replica, it creates a complete set of the only two colugo species alive today. Adding the common brown lemur skull replica, and the ring-tailed lemur skull replica creates the educational display to show comb-like front teeth.
Additional information
| Weight | 3.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 2.7 × 1.7 × 1.5 in |
