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title: "Filipijnse vliegende kat"
description: "Cynocephalus volans — Zoogdieren. The Philippine flying lemur or Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans), known locally as kagwang, is one of two species of colugo or \"flying lemurs\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/philippine-colugo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Filipijnse vliegende kat

> Cynocephalus volans — Zoogdieren. The Philippine flying lemur or Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans), known locally as kagwang, is one of two species of colugo or "flying lemurs".

- Scientific name: *Cynocephalus volans*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 179
- Wikidata: [Q1097901](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1097901)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42538](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42538)

## Names

- en: Philippine Colugo
- de: Philippinengleitflieger
- es: Lémur volador de Filipinas
- fr: Galéopithèque des Philippines
- nl: Filipijnse vliegende kat
- pl: Lotokot filipiński

## Countries with the most observations

PH (170)

## Summary

The Philippine flying lemur or Philippine colugo (Cynocephalus volans), known locally as kagwang, is one of two species of colugo or "flying lemurs". It is monotypic of its genus. Although it is called "flying lemur", the Philippine flying lemur is neither a lemur nor does it fly. Instead, it glides as it leaps among trees.
The kagwang belongs to the order Dermoptera that contains only two species, one of which is found in the Philippines, while the other, the Sunda flying lemur, is found in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Recent research from genetic analysis suggests two other species, the Bornean…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_flying_lemur

## Photo

![Filipijnse vliegende kat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/philippine-colugo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202813931

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/philippine-colugo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).