Red panda: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ailurus fulgens • red bear-cat • lesser panda • red cat-bear • panda

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A red panda with reddish-brown fur, a bushy ringed tail, and white facial markings faces the camera and stands on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves.

An adult red panda and a young red panda, both with reddish fur and bushy tails, cling to a tree trunk and look toward the camera.

Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) sitting on the ground in Chengdu, China, holding and eating bamboo with its front paws.

A red panda, Ailurus fulgens, sprawled across a tree branch with its head and front legs hanging down and its bushy striped tail draped along the branch.

Is the red panda considered a true panda?

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