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Sunda colugo

Galeopterus variegatus (Audebert, 1799)

Status not recordedmammals

The sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) is a species in the family Cynocephalidae, order Dermoptera.

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Quick facts about the sunda colugo

Weight
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Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sunda colugo live?

Not recorded

Is the sunda colugo endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sunda colugo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDermoptera
  5. familyCynocephalidae
  6. genusGaleopterus
  7. SpeciesGaleopterus variegatus (Audebert, 1799)

Synonyms Cynocephalus variegatus, Galeopitecus variegatus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Malayan colugoEnglish
  • Malayan flying lemurEnglish
  • Sunda flying lemurEnglish
  • كولوجو سونديArabic
  • letucha malajskáCzech
  • Malaien-GleitfliegerGerman
  • Μαλεσιανός ΑιωροπέτωνGreek
  • ColugoSpanish
  • KolugoFinnish
  • Galéopithèque de MalaisieFrench
  • Kubung SundaIndonesian
  • Galeopiteco della MalesiaItalian
  • マレーヒヨケザルJapanese
  • ບ່າງLao
  • Malajinis kaguanasLithuanian
  • KaguangNorwegian Bokmål
  • Maleise Vliegende KatDutch
  • Lotokot malajskiPolish
  • CulagoPortuguese
  • Малайский шерстокрылRussian
  • južnoazijski mrenarSlovenian
  • Malajisk pälsfladdrareSwedish
  • บ่างThai
  • Malay KolugosuTurkish
  • 馬來亞鼯猴Chinese
  • ليمور سوندا الطائرArabic
  • Temminck-GleitfliegerGerman
  • Κολούγκο της ΜαλαισίαςGreek
  • täpläkaguaaniFinnish
  • Galéopithèque de TemminckFrench
  • Colugo della SondaItalian
  • MalayskjermflygerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Łasicolot malajskiPolish
  • Colugo-malaioPortuguese
  • พุงจงThai
  • 馬來亞飛狐猴Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sunda colugo

Other species in the same genus Galeopterus.

CompareSunda colugo vs Sunda flying lemur

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sunda colugo?

The sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) belongs to the family Cynocephalidae in the order Dermoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-colugo

MLA

“Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-colugo.

BibTeX
@misc{sunda_colugo_2026,
  title = {Sunda colugo (Galeopterus variegatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunda-colugo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}