It is about the size of a cat. Large folds of skin on the animal's sides connect its neck, legs, and tail. Flying lemurs have a pointed face, large eyes, and brown or gray fur with white spots. They live in rain forests and eat tropical flowers, fruits, and leaves.
Most females give birth to one baby every year.
Flying lemurs make up the order Dermoptera. The order's single family, Cynocephalidae, has one genus, Cynocephalus. Bruce A. Brewer, Ph.D., Curator of Mammals, Chicago Zoological Society. How to cite this article.