EndangeredRed Panda
Ailurus fulgens
9 countries15 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of panda, spread across 2 families (Ailuridae, Ursidae).
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Recorded in 9 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Despite its name it is not closely related to the giant panda, but to skunks, raccoons and weasels.
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It lives in the trees and is largely solitary.
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Its diet is specialised on bamboo, though it also eats fruit, eggs and small mammals.
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It can eat for up to 12 hours a day and get through 18 kg of bamboo.
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Cubs are born blind and weigh barely 100 grams.
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Thanks to conservation work, it was taken off the endangered list in 2016.
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