Galeopterus variegatus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus), also called Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo, is the sole colugo species of the genus Galeopterus. It is native to Southeast Asia from southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malaysia to Singapore and Indonesia and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Although it is called "flying lemur", it cannot fly but glides among trees and is strictly arboreal. It is active at night, and feeds on soft plant parts such as young leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruits. It is a forest-dependent species.
The Sunda flying lemur is protected by national legislation. The Sunda flying lemurs are often hunted by local people with spears or other lethal equipment for various reasons such as food and fur. Habitat loss is known to occur intermittently, particularly in developing countries such as Malaysia.
The Sunda flying lemurs' two forms are not morphologically distinct from one another; the large form occurs on the mainland of the Sunda Shelf area and the mainland of Southeast Asia, while the dwarf form occurs in central Laos and some other adjacent islands. The Laos specimen is smaller (about 20%) than the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Safari | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Singapore Zoo | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
No species of the same family or order lives in Sepilok, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Flying Lemur sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 23 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, July and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Flying Lemur in Sepilok on a given day, against about 20% in January and November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sunda Flying Lemur sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sunda Flying Lemur sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 90%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 40%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sunda Flying Lemur is recorded against all the mammals logged in Sepilok (54 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
