It is ranges from the Indian subcontinent east to China and south to Vietnam.

[1][2] It was previously considered a subspecies of P. auritus.

[1] The species is found in India, Pakistan, and Nepal, from Murree in Pakistan through Nepal up until Darjeeling in India.

[2] It inhabits the montane and steppe forests of the Himalayas, from 2,000 to 3,938 meters above sea level.

[1] The species is assessed as data-deficient by the IUCN due to lack of information about it.