Red panda - Wikipedia The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzzle and a ringed tail
Red Panda - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants It may seem like the roly-poly giant panda was the first true panda, and the red panda was added for fun But French zoologist Frédéric Cuvier first described the western red panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens in 1825, 48 years before the black-and-white bear was cataloged
Red panda | Characteristics, Habitat, Facts | Britannica Red pandas are made up of two subspecies—the Himalayan red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens), which resides in the mountains of northern India, Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, and the Chinese red panda (A fulgens styani), which lives in China’s Sichuan and Yunnan provinces
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 Facts - Pandas International Scientific Name: Ailurus fulgens Red pandas are the only living members of their taxonomic family, Ailuridae, first classified and given its scientific name, Ailurus fulgens, in 1825
Red Panda Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature | PBS Red panda (Ailurus fulgens): a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China AKA: the lesser panda, the red cat bear, and the firefox While they share their name with
Red Panda - Our Animals - Henry Vilas Zoo Red pandas are the only living member of their taxonomic family While their scientific name, Ailurus fulgens, means “fire cat,” they share more similarities with raccoons and bears Like giant pandas, red pandas are bamboo eaters and are native to Asia’s high forests
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Red Panda Facts | Ailurus fulgens - Interesting Animals The Red panda, scientifically known as Ailurus fulgens, is a charming and enigmatic small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China It is distinct from the Giant panda and belongs to its unique family, Ailuridae