This medium-sized gliding squirrel occurs in China. It has dark tufts at the ear bases, is nocturnal, and uses caves or rock crevices as nests.
Long black hair tufts grow on both the inner and outer sides of the ear bases, and the dorsal coat appears reddish brown.
It is nocturnal, nests in caves or rock crevices, and its diet is reported to consist mainly of oak leaves.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.