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  2. Ailuridae - Wikipedia

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    Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora.The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives.. Georges Cuvier first described Ailurus as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this classification has been controversial ever since. [1]

  3. Red panda - Wikipedia

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    The red panda shares this feature with the giant panda, which has a larger sesamoid that is more compressed at the sides. In addition, the red panda's sesamoid has a more sunken tip while the giant panda's curves in the middle. These features give the giant panda more developed dexterity. [32] The red panda's skull is wide, and its lower jaw is ...

  4. Ailuropodinae - Wikipedia

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    Ailuropodinae is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains only one extant species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of China.The fossil record of this group has shown that various species of pandas were more widespread across the Holarctic, with species found in places such as Europe, much of Asia, North America and even Africa.

  5. Ailuropoda - Wikipedia

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    It contains one living and one or more fossil species of panda. [4] [5] Only one species—Ailuropoda melanoleuca—currently exists; the other three species are prehistoric chronospecies. Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivoran, the giant panda has a diet that is primarily herbivorous, which consists almost exclusively of bamboo.

  6. Endangered red panda dies, leaving mate alone at zoo - AOL

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    The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium rolled out the red carpet for Marcy, a 2-year-old female red panda, according to a Nov. 16 news release. Marcy was transported from a zoo in Fargo, North Dakota ...

  7. Category:Ailuridae - Wikipedia

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    The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives. Georges Cuvier first described Ailurus as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this classification has been controversial ever since.

  8. Simocyoninae - Wikipedia

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    Simocyoninae is an extinct subfamily of Ailuridae (of which the only recent member is the red panda). [1] The taxonomic history of this group was complicated, as researchers placed various fossil caniform genera into the subfamily.

  9. Arctoidea - Wikipedia

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    Arctoidea is a clade of mostly carnivorous mammals which include the extinct Hemicyonidae (dog-bears), and the extant Musteloidea (weasels, raccoons, skunks, red pandas), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions), and Ursidae (bears), found in all continents from the Eocene, to the present. [2]