Wing surface area for large flying creatures

These creatures are a few feet longer and about a foot thicker than your average cow. Their skin is covered in densely packed bristles to trap air, and thus heat, close to the skin in cold climates. The 'wings' are large flaps of skin stretched from a foreleg to a rear leg, much like the flying squirrel.

How large would these wings have to be to produce enough lift, when flapped, to keep this creature airborne with a human riding it? Also, if there are other aspects of this animal that need to be changed/corrected, please notify me.

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