Colugos have a small head, large front-facing eyes and small round ears. Being quite large for tree mammals (the size of a very large squirrel or an possum), the Colugos are often hunted by natives and used in their diets. Because colugos tend to live in isolated habitats and because they insist on emerging only at night, much of what we know about them comes from anecdotal evidence.

Contrary to its name, the flying lemur, or the colugo does not fly, and is not a part of the lemur family as it is actually not part of the primate family. At night, colugos spend most of their time up in the trees foraging, with gliding being used to either find another foraging tree or to find possible mates and protect territory.

Colugos: The Geometrically Efficient. Colugos are nocturnal, passing the day in dens in hollow trees or suspended from branches. Colugos have long and slender limbs, all of which are of about equal length (front limbs are not shorter or longer than rear limbs). Colugo (flying lemur): the most accomplished and cutest mammalian glider It seems like us mammals were never meant to fly.

Sure, bats can fly, but that's kind of it.

Colugos are herbivorous, feeding on fruit, young leaves, and flowers. Their eyesight is very good. The colugo. The Colugos are threatened by the destruction of their natural habitat and their population is in a slow decline, although both the species are relatively safe in terms of conservation. November 26, 2012 at 12:43 am.

Colugos grow to lengths of between 14 and 16 inches and weights of between 2 and 4 pounds.