Cynocephalus volans

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Philippine Colugo

LACM 096086. No data. Blone Clone. Also as Philippine Flying Lemur.
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Location:Date taken:5 December 2013Description:LACM 096086. No data. Blone Clone. Also as Philippine Flying Lemur.

Distribution :

Philippine Isls: Dinagat, Mindanao, Basilan, Samar, Siargao, Leyte, and Bohol.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3774

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

Original type locality

in Asia

Type locality

Philippines.

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Linnaeus (1758:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
Linnaeus (1766:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
Erxleben (1777:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
Leske (1779:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
Zimmermann (1783:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Gmelin (1788:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
Latham & Davies (1795:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72595)
Turton (1802:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
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

Boddaert (1768:8 (footnote l), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32575369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67788)
Thomas (1908:254, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16365)
Hollister (1912:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
Lawrence (1939:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)
Sanborn (1952:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
Corbet & Hill (1980:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:110, 111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wilson (1993:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69006)
Stafford & Szalay (2000:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4372)
Stafford (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9708)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
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

Shaw (1800:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Voigt (1819:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
Fischer (1829:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
Eichwald (1831:385, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
Lesson (1842:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Gistel (1848:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
Gray (1863:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
Blyth (1863:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Carus (1868:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36932291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61667)
Gray (1871:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Blyth (1875:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38674978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68967)
Schlegel (1876:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
Elera (1895:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
Trouessart (1904:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Weber (1928:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69650)
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 locality

Philippines: Bohol.

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

Smith (1842:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
Gray (1863:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
Carus (1868:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36932291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61667)
Gray (1871:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Elera (1895:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
Thomas (1898:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14017)
Trouessart (1904:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Stafford (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9708)

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

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

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)

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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