云南鼯鼠Petaurista yunanensis,曾经认为该种是红背鼯鼠P. petaurista的亚种,而最近分子证据显示P. yunanensis可能是一个独立种。
参考资料:Yu FR, Yu FH, Pang JF, Kilpatrick CW, McGuire PM, et al. (2006) Phylogeny and biogeography of the Petaurista philippensis complex (Rodentia: Sciuridae), inter- and intraspecific relationships inferred from molecular and morphometric analysis. Mol Phylogenet Evol 38: 755–766.