Pteromys momonga Temminck 1844

Pteromys momonga Temminck 1844, Fauna Japonica, 1 (Mamm.): 47.

Type Locality: "...les forêts de l'interieur," Restricted by Kishida (in Kuroda, 1938:51) to "Kiusiu" [Kyushu, Japan].

Vernacular Names: Japanese Flying Squirrel.

Synonyms: Pteromys amygdali (Thomas 1906); Pteromys interventus (Kuroda 1941); Pteromys momoga Temminck 1845 .

Distribution: Kyushu and Honshu (Japan).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The sister species to P. momonga is P. volans (Oshida et al., 2000 b) . Oshida et al. (1996 b, 2000 a) described chromosomes.