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n. - Arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps.

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  • (Eurekalert.) Scientists had recognized just two species of these enigmatic mammals, the Sunda colugo and the Philippine colugo.
  • A Malayan colugo glides between trees with a baby hanging on.
  • Scientists had recognized just two species of these enigmatic mammals, the Sunda colugo and the Philippine colugo.
  • "It appears that within smaller geographic areas, for example Java, there are divergent colugo lineages that could prove to be separate species," he added.
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