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Red Panda

Taxonomy & History - Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens & A. styani) Fact Sheet - LibGuides at International Environment Library Consortium

Evolutionary History – Red Panda

Fossil teeth could represent Europe's last panda species | Natural History Museum

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BROWN BEAR
POLAR BEAR
ASIATIC BLACK BEAR
AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
SUN BEAR
SLOTH BEAR
SPECTACLED BEAR
GIANT PANDA

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RACCOONS
NASUA
RINGTAIL
CACOMISTLE
OLINGUITO
NORTHERN OLINGO

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KINGDOM : ANIMALIA
PHYLUM : CHORDATA
CLASS : MAMMALIA
ORDER : CARNIVORA
FAMILY : URSIDAE
GENUS : AILUPODUS
SPECIES : MELANFUL

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BROWN BEAR
POLAR BEAR
ASIATIC BLACK BEAR
AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
SUN BEAR
SLOTH BEAR
SPECTACLED BEAR
GIANT PANDA

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RACCOONS
NASUA
RINGTAIL
CACOMISTLE
OLINGUITO
NORTHERN OLINGO

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Like the Giant Panda, there is a lot of debate on the evolution of the Red Panda. What we do know is that Pandas and Red Pandas are a great example of convergent evolution. Even though these species aren't closely related, they gained a lot of the same characteristics throughout their evolution. Scientists originally thought that red pandas were a descendants of the giant panda, but are actually more closely related to raccoons. " Red Pandas and Raccoons are linked together by the common ancestors with the family Procyonidae. Both the Red Panda and the Giant Panda were in this family a long time ago, but now they are both a part of the family Ailuridae. Red Pandas evolved from the family Procyonidae about 30 million years ago." This is a statement explaining how they are more closely related to raccoons, and what relation they have to giant pandas.

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There are many debates regarding the evolution of the panda, and not any conclusions. Since the only evidence of panda ancestors is teeth, skulls, jaws, etc they cant determine what the panda evolved from. What they can determine is that the red panda was part of the giant pandas evolution and split off from the evolution 30-50 million years ago. Nearly 10 million years later the giant panda evolved. The oldest known ancestor of the giant panda is the Kretzoiarctos beatrix, recovered from Spain. Still, scientists argue that even that the K. beatrix isn't a ancestor of the Giant Panda.

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Both of these animals live in the habitat! The Giant Panda and Red Pandas share a habitat of Sichuan, China. Over 50% of Red Pandas live with Giant Pandas in this area.

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KINGDOM - ANIMALIA
PHYLUM - CHORDATA
CLASS - MAMMALIA
ORDER - CARNIVORA
FAMILY - URSIDAE
GENUS - AILUROPODA
SPECIES - MELANOLEUCA

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KINGDOM - ANIMALIA
PHYLUM - CHORDATA
CLASS - MAMMALIA
ORDER - CARNIVORA
FAMILY - AILURIDAE
GENUS - AILURUS
SPECIES - FULGENS