Petaurista leucogenys Temminck 1827

Petaurista leucogenys Temminck 1827, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 1: 27.

Type Locality: "...de forêts dans les provinces de Figo." Restricted by Kuroda (1938:50) to "Higo, Kiusiu" [Kyushu, Japan].

Vernacular Names: Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Petaurista leucogenys subsp. leucogenys Temminck 1827

Subspecies Petaurista leucogenys subsp. hintoni Mori 1923

Subspecies Petaurista leucogenys subsp. nikkonis Thomas 1905

Subspecies Petaurista leucogenys subsp. oreas Thomas 1905

Distribution: Japan, except Hokkaido.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included xanthotis, see Corbet (1978 c:86). McKenna (1962) and Corbet and Hill (1991:145) considered it distinct. Subspecies follow Corbet (1978 c). Chromosomal variation studied by Oshida and Obara (1991, 1993). Specimens reported from Korea and Manchuria were purchased in markets (Jones and Johnson, 1965).