Philippine Flying Lemur Skull Replica

Description

Philippine flying lemur skull replica measures 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 inches. Cynocephalus volans skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The Philippine flying lemur lives in the southern Philippines. Most of the population stays concentrated in the Mindanao and Bohol regions. It also lives in Samar and Leyte.

This animal is one of only two colugo species on earth. Locals call it the kagwang.

Although it is called a flying lemur, it is not a lemur, it is a colugo. It does not fly through the air. Instead, it glides gracefully as it leaps between tall trees.

These creatures live in heavily forested areas. They stay high up in the trees within lowland and mountain forests. Sometimes they live in coconut and rubber tree farms. They rarely ever come down to the ground. They spend most of their time at the top or middle levels of the forest canopy.

They stay active mostly at night to hunt for food. They eat a strict plant diet of leaves, buds, shoots, and young seed pods. They use their comb-like front teeth to scrape up plant parts and groom their thick fur. They stay quiet and hidden during the day to avoid predators.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Dermoptera
• Family: Cynocephalidae
• Genus: Cynocephalus Boddaert, 1768
• Species: C. volans
• Binomial name: Cynocephalus volans (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Conservation status: Least concerned

Exhibiting the Philippine flying lemur skull next to the common brown lemur skull replica, the Malayan flying lemur skull replica, and the ring-tailed lemur skull replica gives your guests a spectacular view of unique mammal teeth.