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...

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...

colugo is the patagium, the weblike membrane that connects its limbs to allow for gliding. Unlike other mammals with patagia, its patagium extends from...

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...

skin that extends between their paired limbs. This gliding membrane, or patagium, runs from the shoulder blades to the fore paws, from the tip of the rear-most...

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...

bat), exceptionally as much as 400 m (1,300 ft). This is achieved by the patagium, skin spread out between its limbs. There are several subspecies of the...

trees to forage for insects and glides to adjoining trees by expanding the patagium, loose skin on the sides of the body which is supported by elongated ribs...

but they are able to glide from one tree to another with the aid of a patagium, a furred skin membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle. Their long...

large dark eyes and flattened tails. They have a furry membrane called a patagium that extends between the front and rear legs and is used to glide through...