Petaurista leucogenys (Temminck, 1827) . Monogr. Mamm., 1:27.

TYPE LOCALITY: Japan, Kyushu, Higo .

DISTRIBUTION: Japan, except Hokkaido; Kansu to Yunnan (China).

COMMENT: Includes xanthotis, which was considered a separate species by McKenna, 1962, Am. Mus. Novit., 2104:1-38; see Corbet, 1978:86.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410002047003001.