Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Linnaeus, 1758) - mammals
Order: Carnivora (Bowdich, 1821) - carnivores
Family: Ailuridae (Gray, 1843)
Genus: Ailurus (F. G. Cuvier, 1825)
Species: Ailurus fulgens — Himalayan red panda
Species: Ailurus styani — Chinese red panda
Sources: Integrated Taxonomic Inventory System (2017), Hu et al. (2020)
The red panda has many common names, including "fire fox" and "red cat-bear."
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Glatson & Gebauer (2011)
Groves (2011)
O'Brien (1985)
Poglayen-Neuwall (1990)
Salesa (2011)