What is the taxonomy of the red panda?

Answer 1

Kingdom

Animalia

All members of this kingdom are multicellular (made up of many cells) and are heterotrophic (get their nourishment by eating other organisms). All animals require oxygen for their metabolism.Phylum

Chordata

Chordates are all bilaterally symmetrical with distinct heads. At some point in their development, they possess a notochord (a rod-shaped supporting axis, or backbone).

Class

Mammalia

All mammals have hair, are able to regulate their body temperature, and females can produce milk.Order

Carnivora

Not all members of Carnivora eat meat (pandas eat almost nothing but bamboo), but all have well-developed teeth for shredding foods. In general, these animals have strong limbs and claws and acute senses.

Family

Ursidae

Members of the bear family have five toes on each foot and some can walk upright for short distances. Bears are intelligent animals with a great sense of smell.

Genus

Ailuropoda

Species

melanoleuca

The giant panda is the only member of the genus Ailuropoda because it is not very closely related to any other bears.

Answer 2

The taxonomic (binomial) designation (name) of the red panda is (now) Ailurus fulgens.

These (IUCN listed as Vulnerable) natives to the eastern Himalayan and southwestern China temperate forests are members of the Animalia Kingdom, ChordataPhylum, Mammalia Class, CarnivoraOrder, and Ailuridae Family. Two subspecies are recognized. Previously listed in the bear and raccoon families, their taxonomic classification now places them in the superfamily Musteloidea with weasels, but in their own family "Ailuridae".

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Answer 3

The red panda, Ailurus fulgens, belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Ailuridae. It is the only species within the genus Ailurus.