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Red panda
Red panda
(Ailurus fulgens)
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Also known as:
lesser panda, red cat-bear and tolai hare
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Ailuridae
Genus
Ailurus
(1)
Size
Length: 50 – 64 cm
(2)
Tail length: 28 – 50 cm
(2)
Weight
3 – 6 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
, and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(3)
.
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