An ethogram construction for the Malayan Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Abstract

This paper describes the behaviour of the Malayan Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) or colugo as obtained from direct observation in its natural habitat at Bako National Park, Sarawak. An ethogram of G. variegatus was constructed by characterising and defining the behavioral patterns of the colugo. A record of 10 different categories comprising 37 behavioral types has been catalogued from individual colugo including a male (orange and white colour), female (grey and white colour), mother and young (grey and white colour) and unidentified gender colugo (grey and white colour). The animals were observed for a total of 4526 minutes from 16th August 2008 to 17th December 2008 between 1600 and 0330 hours. The ethogram of the Malayan colugo is presented here for the first time.