Cynocephalus volans

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Philippine Colugo

LACM 096086. No data. Blone Clone. Also as Philippine Flying Lemur.
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Location:UnknownDate taken:Dec 5, 2013

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Dermoptera
Family : Cynocephalidae
Genus : Cynocephalus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033822

Original name as described

Lemur volans

Other common names

Philippine Flying Lemur

Type locality

"Asia." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1908 to the "Philippine Islands."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000534

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 9 names and synonyms.

Lemur volans

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

volans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033822

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1758:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Erxleben (1777:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  4. Leske (1779:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  5. Zimmermann (1783:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  6. Gmelin (1788:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  7. Kerr (1792:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  8. Turton (1802:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  9. Gray (1821:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)

Cynocephalus Volans

Boddaert, 1768

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8 (footnote l)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32575369

Authority publication

Utrecht

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1768:8 (footnote l), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32575369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67788)
  2. Thomas (1908:254, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16365)
  3. Hollister (1912:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  4. Lawrence (1939:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)
  5. Sanborn (1952:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:110, 111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Wilson (1993:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69006)
  10. Stafford & Szalay (2000:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4372)
  11. Stafford (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9708)
  12. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6081/12410826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Prosimia Volans

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230029

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Boddaert (1785:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)

Galeopithecus volans

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150791

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shaw (1800:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
  2. Voigt (1819:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  3. Fischer (1829:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Eichwald (1831:385, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  5. Lesson (1842:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Gistel (1848:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  7. Gray (1863:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
  8. Blyth (1863:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  9. Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  10. Gray (1871:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  11. Blyth (1875:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
  12. Schlegel (1876:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
  13. Elera (1895:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  14. Trouessart (1904:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  15. Weber (1928:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69650)
  16. Davis (1962:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)

Galeopithecus Philippinensis

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1850.11.22.33, BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.305, BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.59, MNHN:type:272 (= MNHN "231")

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/03f59001-68d0-4456-8ec6-8ca47084d74a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2f9738bf-3c23-4840-8479-91b3707e2e9a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7effb2ef-bb55-4aa0-b535-640821603316

Authority page

119

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571180

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Gray (1863:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
  3. Gray (1871:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
  4. Elera (1895:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  5. Thomas (1898:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14017)
  6. Trouessart (1904:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  7. Stafford (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9708)

Galæopithecus philippinensis

(E. Blyth, 1840)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918290

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Blyth (1840:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)

Galeopithecus Philippensis

(Lesson, 1840)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

philippensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358451

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Galæopithecus volans

(E. Blyth, 1853)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1853:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)

Galeoptihecus volans

(Bonhote, 1901)

Family

Cynocephalidae

Root name

volans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

875

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Bonhote (1901:875, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67682)

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