Brief SummaryRead full entry It is now widely (if not
universally) accepted that the two extant species in the
mammalian order Dermoptera, along with the Scandentia (tree
shrews), are the closest living relatives of the Primates,
although the precise relationships among these three groups
remain a matter of some debate (Janečka et al. 2007; Arnason et
al. 2008; Nie et al. 2008; Asher et al. 2009). These three
groups together are sometimes referred to as the Archonta (or
Euarchonta) (Asher et al. 2009; Asher and Helgen 2010).
Dermopterans are commonly known as flying lemurs or colugos.
Just two species of colugos are currently recognized, the
Philippine Colugo (Cynocephalus volans), found only in the
southern Philippines, and the Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus
variegates). The Sunda Colugo is endemic to Indochina and
Sundaland, an area of the Asian continental shelf that includes
the Malay Peninsula and the large islands of Borneo, Sumatra,
and Java, as well many smaller islands. Janečka et al. (2008)
investigated