Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora consisting of the red panda and its extinct relatives. The red panda, Ailurus fulgens, is the sole living representative of the family, which also includes seven extinct genera spread across three subfamilies. The red panda itself is found in parts of Asia.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Actiocyon (Wikipedia)
Source Actiocyon (Wikipedia)
Source Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ailurus styani
Source Alopecocyon (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
Source Magerictis (Wikipedia)
Source Parailurus (Wikipedia)
Source Parailurus (Wikipedia)
Source Parailurus (Wikipedia)
Source Pristinailurus (Wikipedia)
Source Protursus (Wikipedia)
Source Red Panda (Wikipedia)
Source Ailurid carnivoran mammal Simocyon from the late Miocene of Spain and the systematics of the genus (Acta Palaeontologica Polonica)
Source Ailurid carnivoran mammal Simocyon from the late Miocene of Spain and the systematics of the genus (Acta Palaeontologica Polonica)
Source Ailurid carnivoran mammal Simocyon from the late Miocene of Spain and the systematics of the genus (Acta Palaeontologica Polonica)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ902901, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Ailuridae
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora.
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Ailuridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ailuridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Ailuridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 27.3 ... "early_interval": "Chattian"
Wikidata: Ailuridae
Wikidata Q902901, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Pristinailurus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pristinailurus bristoli, Lead, kind of animalQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Pristinailurus bristoli, Lead, kind of animal
Pristinailurus bristoli is a fossil species in the carnivoran family Ailuridae.
Magerictis (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Magerictis imperialensis, Lead, kind of animalQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Magerictis imperialensis, Lead, kind of animal
Magerictis is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Magerictis imperialenis
Protursus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Protursus simpsoni, Lead, kind of animalQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Protursus simpsoni, Lead, kind of animal
Protursus is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Protursus simpsoni, known from a single left m2 tooth.
Parailurus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Parailurus anglicus, Lead, kind of animal
Parailurus is a genus of extinct carnivoran mammal in the family Ailuridae.
Parent Taxon Of: Parailurus baikalicus, Lead, kind of animal
Parailurus is a genus of extinct carnivoran mammal in the family Ailuridae.
Parent Taxon Of: Parailurus tedfordi, Lead, ailurid family placement
Parailurus is a genus of extinct carnivoran mammal in the family Ailuridae.
View the SourceActiocyon (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Actiocyon leardi, Lead, kind of animal
Actiocyon is an extinct genus of ailurid mammal that lived in western North America during the Middle Miocene.
Parent Taxon Of: Actiocyon parverratis, Lead, kind of animal
Actiocyon is an extinct genus of ailurid mammal that lived in western North America during the Middle Miocene.
View the SourceRed Panda (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Red Panda, Taxonomy and evolution, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red Panda, Taxonomy and evolution, family
placed the species in its own family Ailuridae.
Ailurid carnivoran mammal Simocyon from the late Miocene of Spain and the systematics of the genus (Acta Palaeontologica Polonica)
Parent Taxon Of: Simocyon batalleri, Systematic palaeontology
Family Ailuridae Gray, 1843
Parent Taxon Of: Simocyon diaphorus, Systematic palaeontology
Family Ailuridae Gray, 1843
Parent Taxon Of: Simocyon primigenius, Systematic palaeontology
Family Ailuridae Gray, 1843
View the SourceAmphictis (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis antiqua, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis ambigua, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis borbonica, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis milloquensis, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis schlosseri, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis prolongata, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis wintershofensis, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis cuspida, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
Parent Taxon Of: Amphictis timucua, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
View the SourceAlopecocyon (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Alopecocyon goeriachensis, Lead, ailurid family placementQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Alopecocyon goeriachensis, Lead, ailurid family placement
Alopecocyon is a fossil genus of ailurid belonging to the subfamily Simocyoninae.
Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Ailurus styani
Paleobiology DatabaseParent Taxon Of: Ailurus styani, Taxon record, classification, familyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Ailurus styani, Taxon record, classification, family
"family": "Ailuridae"
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