Classification Padlet by Andrew Dominguez

Giant Panda

2530372 — 2022-01-11 22:50:40 UTC

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ailuropoda

Species: Melanoleuca

Kingdom Animalia

2530372 — 2022-01-12 20:38:22 UTC

Kingdom Animalia have organisms that are able to eat other organic material, be able to more and reproduce sexually, with some exceptions
1: Dromedary Camel/ Camelus dromedarius
2: Emperor Tamarin/ Saguinus imperator
3: Siberian Tiger/ Panthera tigris tigris
4: Sika Deer/ Cervus nippon
5: Koala/ Phascolarctos cinereus
6: Northern Lion/ Panthera Leo Leo
7: Amur Leopard/ Panthera pardus orientalis

Phylum Chordata

2530372 — 2022-01-12 23:30:40 UTC

The Giant Panda is a "Chordata", which means it has a spine, like all these other animals.
1: Humans/ Homo Sapiens
2: Masai Giraffe/ Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
3: American Flamingo/ Phoenicopterus ruber
4: Somali Ostrich/ Struthio molybdophanes
5: Toco Toucan/ Ramphastos toco
6: Polar Bear/ Ursus maritimus

Class Mammalia

2530372 — 2022-01-13 00:06:33 UTC

Class Mammalia consist of animals that don't lay eggs, have fur or hair, and they are warm-blooded and they are called Mammals.
1: Tundra Wolf/ Canis lupus albus
2: Tibetan Fox/ Vulpes ferrilata
3: Bobcat/ Lynx rufus
4: Indiana Bat/ Myotis sodalis
5: African Bush Elephant/ Loxodonta africana

Order Carnivora

2530372 — 2022-01-13 00:51:50 UTC

Order Carnivora is when animals specifically only eat meat.
1: Spotted Hyena/ Crocuta crocuta
2: Honey Badger/ Mellivora capensis
3: Yellow Mongoose/ Cynictis penicillata
4: Small Indian Civet/ Viverricula indica

Family Ursidae

2530372 — 2022-01-13 14:38:53 UTC

The Family Ursidae, consist of bear like animals
1: Brown Bear/ Ursus arctos
2: Sloth Bear/ Melursus ursinus
3: Sun Bear / Helarctos malayanus

Genus Ailuropoda

2530372 — 2022-01-13 16:45:26 UTC

Genus Ailuropoda is pretty specific to only pandas and here are some species.
1: Qinling Panda/ Brown Panda/ Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis
2: Giant Panda/ Ailuropoda melanoleuca <----Obviously

The Closest Relative to the Giant Panda?

2530372 — 2022-01-13 17:30:48 UTC

The Closest Relative to the Giant Panda is, "Ailurus fulgens" or the "Lesser Panda", or most commonly known as the "Red Panda".

Why they are related?

2530372 — 2022-01-13 17:52:25 UTC

Although the "Giant Panda" is more like a bear and the "Red Panda" is more like a ferret, they do have share common trait.
Both the Giant Panda and the Red Panda both eat bamboo and both have developed "False Thumbs"