Mammal

Red Panda

Average Measurments
● Length: 22-24.6 in.
● Weight: 8-17 lbs
● Tail Length: 14.6-18.6 in.

Classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ailuridae
Genus: Ailurus
Species: fulgens

In The News
Red River Zoo introduced a new red panda
on Jan 12, 2021. Keepers are hoping for a
baby by Valentine’s Day. The new pair have
the ideal genetics to maintain the
population. The zoo also hasn’t had red
panda cubs in 5 years so if the pair does
breed it would be very exciting.
General Knowledge
● Their coat acts like camouflage in the fir
trees where they stay
● Arboreal animal
● Only living member of the Ailuridae
family
● 95% of their diet is bamboo
● Gestation period is anywhere from 93
days to 156 days
● Cubs are usually born between May and
July Sources
● Live in high altitude forests in the Amundson, B. (2021, January 12). Red
Himalayas and other high mountains
● In the colder months red pandas become River Zoo welcomes another Red Panda,
dormant due to their naturally slow
hopes for baby | INFORUM. Retrieved
metabolism
● Endangered species
January 13, 2021, from INFORUM website:
● Legally protected in India, Bhutan, China,
Nepal, and Myanmar https://www.inforum.com/news/science-
● Biggest threats are habitat loss, human
interference, and poaching and-nature/6837998-Red-River-Zoo-
● Zoos across the world are trying to keep
a captive population in case the species welcomes-another-Red-Panda-hopes-for-
numbers get really low
● Biggest predator besides humans is the baby
snow leopard
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January 13, 2021, from Smithsonian’s
National Zoo website:
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/red-panda