Petaurista xanthotis Milne-Edwards 1872

Petaurista xanthotis Milne-Edwards 1872, Rech. Hist. Nat. Mammiferes: 301.

Type Locality: Moupin [= Baoxing, Sichuan, China].

Vernacular Names: Chinese Giant Flying Squirrel.

Synonyms: Petaurista buechneri (Matschie 1907); Petaurista filchnerinae (Matschie 1907) .

Distribution: Mountains of W China (Sichuan, Yunnan, E Tibet, Gansu).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in leucogenys; but see Corbet and Hill (1992).