Hylopetes lepidus (Horsfield 1822)

[Pteromys] lepidus Horsfield 1822, Zool. Res. Java, Vol. 5: pl. and 2 unno. pp.

Type Locality: ".only found in the closest forests of Java," [Indonesia].

Vernacular Names: Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel.

Distribution: Java and Borneo.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly called sagitta Linnaeus, 1766; see Medway (1977:104). Formerly included platyurus (Corbet and Hill, 1992; Hill, 1961 c; Medway, 1977:104), but see Thorington et al. (1996).