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 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) .