Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 754 818 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Petinomys fuscocapillus (Jerdon 1847) [Sciuropterus] fuscocapillus Jerdon 1847 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 16: 867 . Type Locality: "S. India " Travancore. Vernacular Names: Travancore Flying Squirrel . Synonyms: Petinomys layardi (Kelaart 1850) . Distribution: S India , Sri Lanka . Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as P. f. fuscocapillus ; otherwise Lower Risk (lc).