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The '''Red panda''' (''Ailurus fulgens''), also known as the '''Lesser panda''', is a small [[mammal]] native to the [[eastern Himalayas]] and [[southwestern China]]. is a [[mammal]]. It is the only species of the [[Ailuridae]] family. There are two subspecies: ''Ailurus fulgens fulgens'' and ''Ailurus fulgens styani''.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
Most that are [[Breed|bred]] at [[Japan]]ese [[zoo]]s are ''Ailurus fulgens styani''. They are called レッサーパンダ in Japan and 小熊貓 (xiǎo xìong māo ) in [[China]], both literally translating to English as "small bear cat". They have become [[Popularity|popular]] for how they look.<ref>[http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-panda/]</ref> The [[IUCN]] classes them as 'vulnerable'<br />
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The red panda is not closely related to the [[giant panda]]: they are in different families, but share a [[vegetarian]] diet. They have both [[adapted]] to eating plant material, which is unusual for members of the Carnivora.<br />
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A scientist by the name Brian Houghton Hodgson was one of the first people to look more deeply into the Red Panda because up until he did, there was not much known about the species. In addition to Bamboo, the Red Panda also eats fruits, tuberous roots, acorns, and beechmast. The Red Panda is not necessarily nocturnal but is classified as crepuscular which means they are active around dawn and sleep during the night and midday. Besides how they slept, Hodgson observed that they were monogamous and only breed once a year. <br />
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== Habitat ==<br />
The red panda lives in the southern part of [[China]], [[Sikkim]], [[Nepal]], and the [[Himalaya mountains]] in high trees. In the [[India]]n [[kingdom]] of Sikkim it is the [[List of national animals|national animal]]. As an [[endangered species]] it is protected by laws in the countries where it lives. 2 nearly complete skeletons have been found at the [[Gray Fossil Site]] in [[Gray, Tennessee]].<br />
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== Appearance and life ==<br />
Red pandas are about 50-60 [[centimetre|centimeters]] long. They [[weight|weigh]] between three and five [[kilogram]]s. They have [[chestnut]] colored [[hair]], and their faces have white designs. They eat [[fruit]]s, [[root]]s, [[bamboo]] shoots, [[acorn]]s, and [[insect]]s. They are active at night and sleep on [[tree]]s in the daytime. They act alone, not in groups. They eat blossoms, berries, various plants, and bird eggs.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{commonscat|Ailurus fulgens}}Glatston, A. R. (2011). Red panda biology and conservation of the first panda (1st ed.). Academic Press.{{Reflist}}{{wikispecies|Ailurus fulgens}}<br />
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