Ailurus styani, the Chinese red panda, is a small tree-dwelling mammal of the red panda family Ailuridae. Oldfield Thomas named it in 1902 as Ailurus fulgens styani, from a male skull that Frederick William Styan collected in Sichuan, and for most of the twentieth century it was treated as a subspecies of the red panda. A 2020 genetic analysis found that the red pandas of the Himalayas and of China separated about 250,000 years ago, probably through glaciation on the southern Tibetan Plateau, and suggested treating them as two species. The Catalogue of Life and GBIF now list Ailurus styani as an accepted species. Compared with the Himalayan form it has a more curved forehead and sloping snout, a darker coat, a less white face and more contrast between the tail rings. The Chinese form includes the red pandas of southeastern Tibet and northern Myanmar, and the Siang or Brahmaputra River marks its boundary with the Himalayan form.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ailurus styani
In Biome
Source Red panda (Wikipedia)
Source Red panda (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Chinese red panda (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Red panda (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
In China, it inhabits the Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Red panda (Wikipedia)Subspecies and speciesQuote, Subspecies and species
Red pandas in southeastern Tibet and northern Myanmar were found to be part of A. f. styani
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1. Red panda (Wikipedia)
Lead
The red panda inhabits coniferous forests as well as temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Diet and feeding
The red panda is largely herbivorous and feeds primarily on bamboo
Lead, system
It is solitary and largely arboreal.
Behaviour and ecology, crepuscular
The red panda appears to be both nocturnal and crepuscular
Conservation
The red panda is listed in CITES Appendix I and protected in all range countries
Threats
The red panda population in China has been reported to have decreased by 40 per cent over the last 50 years
Threats, threats
Poaching is also a major threat.
Threats, relationship to people
In southwestern China, the red panda is hunted for its fur
Mortality and diseases
The red panda's lifespan in captivity reaches 14 years.
Distribution and habitat
In China, it inhabits the Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests
Subspecies and species
Red pandas in southeastern Tibet and northern Myanmar were found to be part of A. f. styani
Child Taxon Of: Ailurus, Taxonomy, Subspecies and species
It is traditionally divided into two subspecies: the Himalayan red panda (A. f. fulgens) and the Chinese red panda (A. f. styani).
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Distribution and habitat, temperate forest
The red panda inhabits coniferous forests as well as temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Ailurus styani
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)IUCN Red List category record, categoryQuote, IUCN Red List category record, category
"category": "ENDANGERED"
3. Chinese red panda (Wikipedia)
Lead
it weighs between 3.2 and 15 kg (7.1 and 33.1 lb)
In Ecosystem: Eastern Himalayas, Lead, native range
is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China
View the SourceAilurus styani (Catalogue of Life)
Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ailurus styani
Paleobiology DatabaseChild Taxon Of: Ailuridae, Taxon record, classification, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Ailuridae, Taxon record, classification, family
"family": "Ailuridae"
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