Ailuridae - Wikipedia
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]
Ailuridae | mammal family | Britannica
The premolars are narrow and sharp and the carnassials well-developed. The molars form broad surfaces that can crush substantial bones. Other articles where Ailuridae is discussed: red panda: …sole member of the family Ailuridae.
Red panda | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Most recent genetic research, however, places red pandas in their own, independent family: Ailuridae. Molecular phylogenetic studies show that red pandas are an ancient species in the order Carnivora (superfamily Musteloidea) and are probably most closely related to the group that includes skunks, raccoons and weasels.
Ailuridae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Introduction. Ailuridae Gray, 1843, is a monotypic family consisting of a single genus with one species, the red (or lesser) panda, Ailurus fulgens F.G. Cuvier, 1825, and its fossil relatives.
Red panda | Characteristics, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月12日 · red panda, (Ailurus fulgens), reddish brown, long-tailed, raccoonlike mammal, about the size of a large domestic cat, that is found in the mountain forests of the Himalayas and adjacent areas of eastern Asia and subsists mainly on …
Evolution of the Family Ailuridae: Origins and Old-World Fossil …
2011年1月1日 · The red panda family, the Ailuridae, is unusual because its only extant representative is a derived form, far removed from the group’s morphotypical condition. Effectively, the extreme adaptations of the red panda skull and dentition for a vegetarian diet imply that the study of the fossil record is essential if we are to gain an ...
Is a Red Panda a Bear? And More Red Panda Facts
2020年9月18日 · Red pandas are the only living members of their taxonomic family, Ailuridae, while giant pandas are in the bear family, Ursidae. The red panda was first classified and given its scientific name, Ailurus fulgens, in 1825.
Evolution of the Family Ailuridae: Origins and Old- World Fossil …
2011年12月31日 · This chapter presents the early evolution of the Ailurids, its Old-World fossil record, and the implications of the paleontological evidence for the position of the ailurids among other carnivoran...
Red pandas, facts and photos - National Geographic
Taxonomists previously assigned them to both the raccoon family and the bear family, but DNA research later revealed that they belong to their own unique family (Ailuridae) and genus...
The Fossil Record of Ailurids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) in ...
2021年10月24日 · The sole living member of the family Ailuridae is the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), although the fossil record contains several extinct ailurid taxa (Amphictis, Actiocyon, Alopecocyon, Simocyon, Protursus, Magerictis, Pristinailurus, and Parailurus).