The patagium (pl.: patagia) is a membranous body part that assists an animal in obtaining lift when gliding or flying. The structure is found in extant... 7 KB (813 words) - 15:45, 7 February 2024 |
flight, the back arches, forming the patagium into a cambered surface, and the forelimbs grab the front of the patagium, forming a straight front edge to... 19 KB (1,796 words) - 09:57, 7 May 2024 |
colugo is the patagium, the weblike membrane that connects its limbs to allow for gliding. Unlike other mammals with patagia, its patagium extends from... 17 KB (2,043 words) - 05:01, 12 April 2024 |
in colour with dark flecks. The patagium of the male is tan to bright orange with dark banding. The female's patagium has irregular markings rather than... 7 KB (695 words) - 07:05, 15 March 2023 |
possess a patagium, which is a skin membrane used in gliding from tree to tree. In this particular species of flying squirrel, their patagium spans between... 8 KB (968 words) - 15:44, 22 April 2024 |
uniting the forelimb with the body. The patagium of a bat has four distinct parts: Propatagium: the patagium present from the neck to the first digit... 27 KB (3,228 words) - 00:08, 23 April 2024 |
with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's... 168 KB (18,182 words) - 04:17, 6 May 2024 |