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 Aeretes melanopterus (Milne-Edwards 1867) [Pteromys] melanopterus Milne-Edwards 1867 , Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 8: 375 . Type Locality: "Les forêts qui couvrent la chaine montagneuse du Tscheli" [= Chihli; old name for Hebei Prov. , China ]. Vernacular Names: Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel . Subspecies: : Subspecies Aeretes melanopterus subsp. melanopterus Milne-Edwards 1867 Subspecies Aeretes melanopterus subsp. szechuanensis Wang, Tu, and Wang 1966 Distribution: Hebei and Sichuan ( China ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Known only from two widely separated areas.