Philippine flying lemur

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The Philippine flying lemur or Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans), known locally as the kagwang, is one of two species of colugo. It is the only species in its genus. Despite their colloquial name, flying lemurs are not lemurs, nor are they capable of true powered flight, as they can only glide between trees. The kagwang belongs to the order Dermoptera, which contains only one other species, the Sunda flying lemur, found in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Recent genetic analysis suggests two other species, the Bornean flying lemur and the Javan flying lemur, may be separate from the other species, but they have yet to be officially classified. Both species of Dermoptera are classified under the grandorder Euarchonta, which includes treeshrews and primates, as well as an extinct order of mammals, the Plesiadapiformes.

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