Red panda  (Ailurus fulgens)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (03/03/05) by Pralad Yonzon, Resources Himalaya.
http://www.resourceshimalaya.org

Prehensile: Capable of grasping.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  3. CITES (November, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. The Red Panda SSP (November, 2002)
    http://www.natzoo.si.edu/redpanda/sdhome.htm
  6. University of Georgia (November, 2002)
    http://www.uga.edu/srel/Red%20Panda%20Web/RP_index.htm
  7. Animal Info (November, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailufulg.htm
  8. Friends of the National Zoo (November, 2002)
    http://www.fonz.org/getinv/asiatrail/redpanda.htm
  9. Yonzon, P.B. and Hunter, M.L. (1991) Conservation of the red panda Ailurus fulgens. Biological Conservation, 57: 1 - 11.