Red Panda(Ailurus fulgens)
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ailiridae
Genus: Ailurus
Species: fulgens
Subspecies: fulgens
Fun Facts:
The red panda is the state animal of the Indian state of Sikkim. .
Like the giant panda, red pandas sport a false thumb, which is actually an extension of the wrist bone.
The name panda is said to come from the Nepali word 'ponya' which means bamboo or plant eating animal.
Fast Facts
| Description: | The chestnut color of the body is offset by the white snout, inner ears and cheek patches. The tip of the nose is glossy black with wiry white moustache, chestnut “Teardrop stains”. |
| Size: | Male: 78 to 90 cm Female: 78 to 90 cm |
| Height: | Male: 30 to 32 cm Female: 30 to 32 cm |
| Weight: | Male: 3 to 6.5 kg Female: 3 to 6 kg |
| Diet: | Mostly bamboo shoots and leaves. |
| Sexual maturity: | Male: 18 to 20 months Female: 18 to 20 months |
| Estrous phase: | 24 hours |
| Gestation Period: | 130 to 132 days |
| Young per birth: | 1 to 4 cubs |
| Life span: | In wild: 8 to 10 years In captivity: 14 years |
| Habitat: | High altitude forest and mountains. |
| Distribution: | Nepal, Burma and Central China. |
| Current Population Status: | Decreasing |
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered |