Behavior Colugos are nocturnal animals that are usually solitary. During the day they rest in a tree hollow, group of leaves, or against a tree trunk. They emerge at dusk, climb the tree they are in, and begin a set feeding pattern. When following this feeding pattern a colugo glides from tree to tree in search of food. Individual colugos follow an exact pattern from night to night.
Many colugos utilize the same feeding area and even the same trees.
Their densities may reach as many as 12 per hectare. A colugo is unusually awkward when in a tree. The large patagium and non-opposable thumbs makes movement very difficult. Instead, they move around hanging upside down from their claws in a fashion similar to the South American sloths. Males tend not to tolerate each other on an individual tree, but no other signs of territorality have been documented for this species.