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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ailuridae Genus: Ailurus Species: Fulgens
General Description of Animal
- Mammal
- Herbivore
- Average life span in the wild is 8 years
- Grows to the size of a house cat, usually a little bigger
- Eats fruit, acorns, roots, and eggs
- Normally 42 inches long
- Weighs between 7 - 14 pounds
- Herbivore
- Average life span in the wild is 8 years
- Grows to the size of a house cat, usually a little bigger
- Eats fruit, acorns, roots, and eggs
- Normally 42 inches long
- Weighs between 7 - 14 pounds
Habitat
- Found in the mountains of Nepal, Myanmar, Central China, and The Eastern Himalayas
- Usually rainy
- High altitude forest
- Cool temperature bamboo forest
- Usually rainy
- High altitude forest
- Cool temperature bamboo forest
Mating
- Mating season is from late fall to winter
- Usually produce 4 - 5 babies in a litter
- Babies are born in the spring and summer
- Build their nests and give birth in hollow tree trunks or small caves
- Cares for baby for about a year and then sets it free to live on its own
- Usually produce 4 - 5 babies in a litter
- Babies are born in the spring and summer
- Build their nests and give birth in hollow tree trunks or small caves
- Cares for baby for about a year and then sets it free to live on its own
Adaptations to Help Species Thrive
- The Red Panda’s predators are snow leopard’s and martens. If red pandas got faster or could hear better to escape their predators they would survive better in the wild.
- They have a very strong finger bone which almost acts as a six finger to help it climb, eat, and break bamboo.
-They also use their tail to balance on the tree branches.
- They have a very strong finger bone which almost acts as a six finger to help it climb, eat, and break bamboo.
-They also use their tail to balance on the tree branches.
Species Place in the Food Chain
- The Red Panda gets eaten by snow leopards and martens, and the red panda eats insects.
Fun Facts!
- The Red Panda only weighs 5% of what the Giant Panda weighs
- Red Pandas detect different senses by using their tongue
- The Red Panda’s tail is as long as its body
- When male Red Pandas fight, they stand on their hind legs and box with their paws
- The Red Panda’s predators are the Leopard and wild dogs
- The Red Panda can survive up to 9 years in the wild
- Red Pandas detect different senses by using their tongue
- The Red Panda’s tail is as long as its body
- When male Red Pandas fight, they stand on their hind legs and box with their paws
- The Red Panda’s predators are the Leopard and wild dogs
- The Red Panda can survive up to 9 years in the wild