Talk:Colugo

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[edit] Rainforest?

What rainforests specifically do the colugos live in?

In Asia.61.230.72.211 12:39, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Actually primates?

[http://www.colugos.com/flying-lemur.html Flying Lemur Called Another Close Relative Of Humans] - a 2002 article, which claims that based on mitochondrial DNA studies, colugos should be classed as primates, and are actually quite closely related to humans (not as close as apes, but closer than other primates).

Has this been accepted? Is there an officially correct answer as to which order colugos belong in?

Singkong2005 14:09, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

I know they're related to primates, but actually being primates? I don't think so.61.230.72.211 12:39, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] two genera?

What's the source for two genera of flying lemurs? I've always seen both species categorized as Cynocephalus. (This is what ITIS has, as well). If we're going to change that, we should at least cite the source. john k 03:40, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Mammal Species of the World, 3rd ed, 2005. - UtherSRG (talk) 09:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Not listed at Mammal Species of the World On-Line :- http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query Yosri 11:27, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Read more carefully. The online database is from 2nd edition (1993). (See here.) You can download the data they are using to build the new database with at the same link. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Obviously this discussion is old but I added a reference with the direct MSW3 link to the family with the two genera listed, for clarity/easy finding if more people wonder about it. Could possibly be done in a smoother way but I'm short of time at the moment.Herzleid (talk) 21:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)