FLYING-LEMUR

a came given to insectivorous mammals, natives of the Indian Archipelago and belonging to the genus Galeopithécus, which constitutes a sub-order (Derm opter a) of the Insect i vor a. They po e a flying-membrane, which extends as a broad expansion from the nape of the neck to the tail. By means cf this membrane they can parachute from branch to branch.