Cynocephalus temmincki
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English: Malayan flying lemur
German: Temminck-gleiflieger
French: Lemur
Spanish: Lemur
Distribution areas
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The malayan flying lemur can be found in
South Asia, mainly in the Indian peninsula
in Malaya and The Philiphines.
Description of the fur
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The skins are from 40 to 48 cm long, the The cuticular structure
tail is from 11 to 12 cm long. The basic of the fine fibres, 1000x
coloration is reddish-brown, the belly part
is darker than the back. The coat is dense and about 25 mm in the thickness.
The hairs are fine and straight in shape.
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Cynocephalus temmincki
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English: Malayan flying lemur
German: Temminck-gleiflieger
French: Lemur
Spanish: Lemur
Structure of the hair
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The microscopic structure of the skin is
furrowed. The upper parts of the hair
follicles are narrow with straight edges.
The follicles contain clusters of fibres.
Fine fur fibres have a diameter of 8 to
16 µm. The cross-sectional outline is The cuticular structure
usually circular or elliptical. The of the fine fibres, 2000x
cuticular scales are cornet-like or
non-regular petal-like with a non-regular grooved surface and straight scale
margins. The medullary column is narrow, unbroken and central
symmetrical-shaped in cross-section. It is of the uniserial ladder type with
the infilling substance of a granular structure.
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Cynocephalus temmincki
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English: Malayan flying lemur
German: Temminck-gleiflieger
French: Lemur
Spanish: Lemur
The intermediate fibres are elliptical
in cross-sectional outline. These fibres
have a diameter of 11 to 22 µm. The
cuticular scales are petal-like in shape;
the scale surface and scale margins are
smooth. The medulla is narrow, unbroken and
situated symmetrically in the central axial
part of the shaft. The overall medullary
structure is of the uniserial ladder type, Longitudinal section
with an amorphous infilling substance. of a fine fur fibre, 2000x
The guard hairs have a diameter of 22 to 35 µm, and their cross-sectional
outline is elliptical in the majority of cases. The cuticular scales are
even, tile-like and crenated, tile-like with a smooth scale surface and
straight or sometimes rippled scale margins. The medullary column is narrow,
unbroken and central symmetrical-shaped in cross-section. The overall
structure is of the uniserial ladder type with an amorphous filling substance.
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Cynocephalus temmincki
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English: Malayan flying lemur
German: Temminck-gleiflieger
French: Lemur
Spanish: Lemur
The cuticular structure
of an intermediate hair, 2000x
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Cynocephalus temmincki
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English: Malayan flying lemur
German: Temminck-gleiflieger
French: Lemur
Spanish: Lemur
Transverse section
of an intermediate fibre, 2000x
Numerical code for malayan flying lemur skin structure
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Surface of the skin: 3-4-4
Fine fur fibres: 1.2-5.13-3-1-3-1-1-1-6-8.16-12.18
Intermediate fibres: 2-11-1-1-3-1-1-1-8-11.22-15.25
Guard hairs: 2-2.4-1-1.2-3-1-1-1-8-22.35-20.29
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