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Cynocephalus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Dermoptera
Familia: Cynocephalidae
Genus: Cynocephalus
Species: C. volans

Name

Cynocephalus Boddaert, 1768

Type species: Lemur volans Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

* Colugo Gray, 1870
* Dermopterus Burnett, 1829
* Galeolemur Lesson, 1840
* Galeopithecus Pallas, 1783
* Galeopus Rafinesque, 1815
* Pleuropterus Burnett, 1829


Vernacular names
Bahasa Melayu: Kubung
Česky: Letuchy
Dansk: Kaguanger
Deutsch: Riesengleiter
English: Colugo
Español: Colugo
עברית: גלשנאים
Lietuvių: Kaguanas
Nederlands: Huidvliegers
日本語: ヒヨケザル属
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Skjermflygere
Polski: Lotokotowate
Português: Colugo
Slovenčina: Letuchy
Svenska: Pälsfladdare

References

* Cynocephalus on Mammal Species of the World.
* Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World : A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2-volume set(3rd ed).
* Dierk. Meng. 2: 8.

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