Sciuropterus layardi Kelaart, 1850 Sciuropterus fuscocapillus Jerdon, 1847 Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus) is a flying squirrel found in Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of South India.

Travancore flying squirrels were thought to be extinct but were rediscovered in 1989 after a gap of 100 years in Kerala.

The animals were reported only in wet and intermediate zones of the island, and had a few sightings in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve.

Dorsally, this species is reddish brown, with ruddy-tinged grayish underparts.

[citation needed] There are 2 subspecies: A rare, nocturnal mammal with a largely frugivorous diet, they are known to eat bark, shoots, and leaves, and sometimes insects.