Red panda | Characteristics, Habitat, Facts | Britannica red panda, (Ailurus fulgens), reddish brown, long-tailed, raccoonlike mammal, about the size of a large domestic cat, that is found in the mountain forests of the Himalayas and adjacent areas of eastern Asia and subsists mainly on bamboo and other vegetation, fruits, and insects
Red Panda | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund Red pandas are very skillful and acrobatic animals that predominantly stay in trees Almost 50% of the red panda’s habitat is in the Eastern Himalayas They use their long, bushy tails for balance and to cover themselves in winter, presumably for warmth
Red panda - Smithsonians National Zoo While originally thought to be two subspecies, new genetic studies suggest that there are two distinct species of red panda: Ailurus fulgens fulgens and Ailurus fulgens styani (also known as Ailurus fulgens refulgens) The latter tends to be larger and deeper red in color than the former
Red Panda - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants After examining a red panda, he said it was the most beautiful animal he had ever seen and named it Ailurus (from the Greek word ailouros, which means cat, and fulgens, meaning fire-colored or shining
Summary - Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens A. styani) Fact Sheet . . . Agile; special adaptations for climbing trees Diurnal, crepuscular, and or nocturnal Daily activity includes periods of resting interspersed with feeding Seasonally most active during summer Leopards, dholes, Asian golden cats, Golden Eagles Yellow-throated marten known to kill newborns Eat leaves one at a time Unusual digestive system
ADW: Ailurus fulgens: INFORMATION Red pandas are found throughout the Himalayan mountains between 2,200 and 4,800 meters in elevation in northern Burma, Nepal, Sikkim region of India, and the districts of western Sichuan and Yunnan in China
Red Panda Animal Facts - Ailurus fulgens - A-Z Animals The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a cat-sized species of carnivorous mammal that is found inhabiting the temperate mountain forests on the slopes of the Himalayas Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora, of which the red panda is the only living representative
Red pandas, facts and photos | National Geographic Taxonomists previously assigned them to both the raccoon family and the bear family, but DNA research later revealed that they belong to their own unique family (Ailuridae) and genus (Ailurus)
Red Panda Facts This was the first red panda to be discovered and was officially named Ailurus (from the Greek word ailouros, which means cat), and fulgens (meaning fire-colored or shining) by French zoologist Frédéric Cuvier in 1825 who also said it was the most beautiful animal he had ever seen
Red Panda - Facts, Diet Habitat Information - Animal Corner The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) is endemic to the Himalayas in Bhutan, southern China, India, Laos, Nepal and Burma The Red Panda is the state animal in the Indian state of Sikkim The Red Panda is also the mascot of the Darjeeling international festivals