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.

2025年3月17日 · 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 …

Most red pandas have tails about as long as their bodies. These mammals spend most of their time in trees and are famous for their incredible acrobatic skills. A red panda totters along the...

Discover the red panda, far smaller creature than its famous black-and-white cousin. Find out how demand for wood is threatening this forest-dweller with extinction.

2019年4月5日 · The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a furry mammal with a lush red coat, a bushy tail, and a masked face. Although both the red panda and the giant panda live in China and eat bamboo, they are not close relatives.

The red panda is slightly larger than a domestic cat with a bear-like body and thick russet fur. The belly and limbs are black, and there are white markings on the side of the head and above its small eyes. Red pandas are very skillful and acrobatic animals that predominantly stay in trees.

2022年7月22日 · In celebrating fifteen years of community-based red panda conservation, we're sharing some fascinating information about this awesome animal. As a highly specialized species, red pandas have many unique traits that set them apart but …

2020年9月18日 · Red pandas are the only living members of their taxonomic family, Ailuridae, while giant pandas are in the bear family, Ursidae. The red panda was first classified and given its scientific name, Ailurus fulgens, in 1825.

Red pandas live in remote mountainous areas of the Himalayas in dense forest and bamboo thickets. The forests have a dense under story of bamboo and small trees. Red panda habitat temperatures usually fall between 10 – 25 degrees centigrade. Red pandas also inhibit elevation ranges from 6,000 – 12,000 feet. Red Panda Diet

Red pandas are a flagship species of a biodiversity hotspot. Our planet has lost half of its wild red pandas in 20 years. Join us in Nepal for an ecotrip in red panda country! Celebrate the local women working to save red pandas on International Women's Day 2025!