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It depends on what type of panda, because there are several different species of panda. The most commonly heard of, the giant panda, was dubbed the scientific name Ailuropoda melanoleuca. The red panda has the scientific name Ailurus fulgens.
The scientific/binomial name of the Giant Panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

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There are two types of pandas: Red Panda and the Giant Panda.

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Red panda: Ailurus fulgens

Giant Panda: Ailuropoda melanoleuca

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The Giant Panda's Scientific Name is:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: chordata

Class: mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ursidae

Genus: Ailuropoda

Species: A. Melanoleuca

Its Binomial name is Ailuropoda Melanoleuca.

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A. melanoleuca melanoleuca: Giant Panda

A. melanoleuca qinlingensis: Giant Qinling Panda

The name Ailuropoda Melanoleuca, the Giant Panda, derives from the Greek language, not Latin.

Ailuro = cat

poda = foot

melano = black

leuca = white

So literally meaning "black and white cat-foot".

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The Latin name for Panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
Ailuropoda Melanoleuca translates as Black and White Cat-Foot

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The red panda has the scientific name of Ailurus fulgens.

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Ailuropoda Melanoleuca

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Latipus iraculus

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Ailurus

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