Philippine flying lemur

Its gestation period is 105 days, it has 1 young per litter, and its lifespan is given as 17.5 years. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

1.25 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

17.5 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

105 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1src for Young per litter or clutch

Active

At night (nocturnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The philippine flying lemur is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderDermoptera
5. familyCynocephalidae
6. genusCynocephalus
7. SpeciesCynocephalus volans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cynocephalus philippinensis, Lemur volans

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@misc{philippine_flying_lemur_2026,
  title = {Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-flying-lemur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}