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		Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) is a highly endangered species and belongs to the family Ailuridae, order carnivora.
		Since its ecological and digestive specialisations are quite distinct from other species endemic in the region, it has been placed in a separate family, Ailuridae under Procyonidae.
		While there is a history of scientific interest, conservation and welfare of captive literature to attest to the achievements of some individuals and institutions, many zoos evolved from menageries and private collections, and most zoos until the last two decades were set up for frivolous reasons, such as entertainment and recreation.
	www.wildbengal.com /miscellaneous/whats_hot.htm (1046 words)

	Red Panda
		In fact, it was placed in the same family as raccoons because of similarities in teeth, skull and their ringed tail, but some scientists believe it should be placed in the Ursidae (bear) family because of DNA similarities.
		Recently, it was proposed that red pandas should be given their own family, Ailuridae.
		Red pandas are found at high altitudes in the temperate forests of the Himalayas between 7,000 to 16,000 feet in elevation, as well as the mountains of northern Burma, Nepal, western Sichuan and Yunnan.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Redpanda.asp?i_id=637 (521 words)

	Ailuridae diseases Ailuridae
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		The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin "fire colored cat") or Lesser Panda, is a mostly herbivorous cat-sized (60 cm long) mammal.
		It was formerly classified in the raccoon family (Procyonidae), but now many experts, including Wilson and Reeder, classify it as a member of the bear family (Ursidae) or in its own family the Ailuridae.
	www.find-ask.com /Encyclopedia/Ailuridae/Ailuridae.html (761 words)

	Red Panda Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		There are three families in contention: Procyonidae-raccoon, Ursidae-bear, and Ailuridae-a new, separate branch between raccoon and bear.
		The reason many people tend to think of red pandas as bears is because red pandas are similar to giant pandas and giant pandas are part of the bear family.
		Ailuridae: Supporters for the "separate" family include the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), which states that although the family relation debate has gone on for 150 years, "red pandas are now believed to be in their own family...a separate offshoot of the ancestral bear-raccoon stock." (AZA, 1998).
	home.earthlink.net /~ldh1010/pandaweb/contro.html (414 words)

	Panda,Mammals,Panda Picture,Mammal Pictures,Catalog,Encyclopedia
		The giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which looks like a bear, has been classified in the bear family, Ursidae; it also has been placed in the raccoon family, Procyonidae.
		The giant panda and the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, are now considered by many authorities distinct enough to be classified in their own family, Ailuridae.
		The giant panda inhabits cool, damp bamboo forests in the mountains of central China near the Tibetan border, where it is generally found at elevations of 1,500 to 4,000 m (5,000 to 13,000 ft).
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/mammalsindex.asp?counter=118 (364 words)

	Red Panda -- Pictures, Animal Facts, Habitats, Video, Sound, Wallpaper -- National Geographic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It has been classified as a relative of the giant panda, and also of the raccoon, with which it shares a ringed tail.
		Currently, red pandas are considered members of their own unique family—the Ailuridae.
		Their natural space is shrinking as more and more forests are destroyed by logging and the spread of agriculture.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/mammals/red-panda.html (432 words)

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		This section provides a review of the captive management and husbandry of both the Ailuridae (the family of the Order Carnivora containing only the red panda, Ailurus fulgens), and the Procyonidae.
		Neither the red nor giant pandas are now considered procyonids despite both having been classified as such at one time.
		Ailuropoda is currently entrenched in the Ursidae and Ailurus, while still something of a taxonomic enigma, is accorded separate familial status (Ailuridae).
	redpanda.cincinnatizoo.org /dlailu.htm (5417 words)

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		This uncertainty has arisen because of difficulties in determining whether certain characters of Ailurus are phylogenetically conservative or are derived and convergent with species of similar ecological habits.
		However, ecological and foraging specializations and a distribution distinct from the modern procyonid radiation warrant classification in a separate family (Ailuridae) derivative of the Procyonidae.
		Heine, H. Das Herz der Procyonidae, Ailuridae und Ursidae (Carnivora, Fissipedia), Ein Beitrag zur Vergleichenden Funktionllen Mophologie des Saugetierherzens.
	redpanda.cincinnatizoo.org /dlmamm.htm (9497 words)

	Red Pandas of the Himalayas - GiftsoftheRainforest.com
		In the past scientists and zoologists have classified this animal in (at one time or another) both the raccoon family and the bear family.
		While fossil studies most closely identify the Red Pandas ancestors with that of Raccoons it is now classified in its own family, "Ailuridae" in the order "carnivore".
		The Red Panda may very well be the link between raccoon and bear as the closest relative is the Giant Panda.
	www.giftsoftherainforest.com /pandas.php (328 words)

	Dragoo's Skunk Page
		It is possible that these early “mustelids” may have represented the ancestors to the super family Musteloidea.
		This super family is composed of the four modern families, Mustelidae, Procyonidae, Ailuridae, and Mephitidae (see for example Flynn et al.
		The oldest known fossil skunk appeared about 12 million years ago (Wolsan 1999).
	www.dragoo.org /Carnivore.html (160 words)

	Zazizam.com : Education - Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The status of the Red Panda remains uncertain, but many experts, including Wilson and Reeder, classify it as a member of the bear family.
		Others place it with the racoons in Procyonidae or in its own family, the Ailuridae.
		The many similarities between the two pandas are thought to represent convergent evolution for feeding primarily on bamboo.There is also evidence that, unlike their neighbors elsewhere, the Brown Bears of Alaska's ABC Islands are more closely related to Polar Bears than they are to other Brown Bears in the world.
	www.zazizam.com /content/education/b/Bear.php (2151 words)

	Genera and Species - Bears - Animal Planet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Some scientists divide the Ursidae bear family into three subfamilies as the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) differ from other bears with regard to physique and genetic makeup.
		They constitute the Ailuridae and Tremarctinae subfamilies.The third subfamily, the so-called real bears belonging to the Ursus genus, is the most widespread today.
		It consists of of six species: the brown bear (Ursus arctos), the American fl bear (Ursus americanus), the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), the Asian fl bear (Ursus thibetanus), the sloth bear (Ursus ursinus) and the Malayan sun bear (Ursus malayanus).
	www.animalplanetasia.com /bears/genera_and_species/index.shtml (264 words)

	Red Pandas at the Zoo - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Red pandas exist in the shadow of giant pandas, but they were actually the first animals to be called "panda." In the past, red pandas have been classified with the bear family (which includes giant pandas) and with procyonids (a family that includes raccoons).
		Today, they are classified as the sole species in family Ailuridae.
		Red pandas are engaging, bamboo-eating animals that resemble raccoons and share parts of their Asian habitats with giant pandas.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AsiaTrail/RedPanda/default.cfm (233 words)

	Kleine panda - Wikipedia
		Deze benaming doet vermoeden dat de kleine panda een beer is, maar eigenlijk is dit niet zo, in tegenstelling tot de reuzenpanda.
		Hij behoort tot de familie katberen (Ailuridae) en is meer verwant aan wasberen dan aan beren.
		Het is tevens de enige nog levende soort.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kleine_Panda (128 words)

	Vertebrate Paleontology Blog: August 2005
		The first group arose from the archaic fossil family Miacidae and diversified into two infraorders (Cynoidea and Arctoidea) during the early Cenozoic.
		Cynoidea contains the dog-family, while Arctoidea contains the larger group of predators, including the living families of bears (Ursidae), seals, sea lions, and walrus (Phocoidea /Pinnipedia), red pandas (Ailuridae), raccoons (Procyonidae), weasels, badgers, and otters (Mustelidae), as well as the extinct bear dogs (Amphicyonidae).
		A separation of Arctoidea into Musetelida (weasel-like mammals) and Ursida (bear-like/seal-like mammals) is supported by a number of studies.
	ucsu.colorado.edu /~burgerb/blog/2005_08_01_vertpaleo_archive.html (260 words)

	IngentaConnect Implications of the functional anatomy of the hand and forearm of... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Implications of the functional anatomy of the hand and forearm of Ailurus fulgens (Carnivora, Ailuridae) for the evolution of the `false-thumb' in pandas
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	www.ingentaconnect.com /content/bsc/joa/2006/00000209/00000006/art00006 (270 words)

	Information About Small Carnivores
		The overall objective of the Small Carnivore TAG is to assist and promote the conservation of all species under our umbrella through educational programs, research, appropriate exhibits and scientific captive breeding of threatened and endangered species.
		The Small Carnivore TAG is comprised of several taxa: Mustelidae (39 species), Vivveridae (44 species), Procyonidae (20 species), Herpestidae (39 species), and Ailuridae (1 species).
		The species under the TAG umbrella are particularly diverse within a variety of social, taxonomic and behavioral characteristics.
	itech.pjc.edu /sctag/animals.htm (208 words)

	Lady Wildlifes Red Panda
		Because of its ringed tail, teeth, skull, and facial markings, the red panda was originally included in the Procyonidae family wit its distant relative the raccoon.
		Now some experts put both pandas in their own family called Ailuridae.
		Red pandas can jump five feet from branch to branch.
	www.ladywildlife.com /animal/redpanda.html (975 words)

	City of Arlington, TX :: Government :: Animal Services :: Codes :: Article VII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Orders Rheiformes, Struthioniformes, and Casuariiformes: A fence of not less than six feet (6') in height, constructed of not less than eleven and one-half (11½) gauge chain link fence or its strength equivalent.
		Family Ailuridae: a cage of not less than nine (9) gauge chain link or its strength equivalent.
		Families Protelidae and Viverridae: A cage of not less than eleven and one-half (11½) gauge chain link or its strength equivalent.
	www.ci.arlington.tx.us /animals/codes_article07.html (1658 words)

	Ailuridae
		After Nowak, 1991, McKenna and Bell, 1997, Wang, 1997 and Wallace and Wang, 2004
		<==o Ailuridae Gray, 1843 [Procyonidae: Simocyoninae + Ailurinae] ?-o †Amphictinae Winge, 1895
		Ginsburg, L., Maridet, O. and Mein, P., 2001: Un Ailurinae (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ailuridae) dans le Miocène moyen de Four (Isère, France).
	www.fmnh.helsinki.fi /users/haaramo/metazoa/Deuterostoma/chordata/Synapsida/Eutheria/Carnivora/Arctoidea/Ailuridae.htm (341 words)

	Fossil Red Panda from the Gray Fossil Site. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wallace and Dr. Xiaoming Wang identified the specimen as a member of the Ailuridae (Parailurus) based on the inflated and labial directed metaconule, a character diagnostic to the group.
		Wallace and Wang intend to publish their findings with their description of a new species of Eurasian badger (also from Gray).
		Most workers place Red Pandas within their own family (Ailuridae), however fossil evidence suggests a close relationship between this family and raccoons (Procyonidae).
	faculty.etsu.edu /wallaces/gray/Red_Panda.htm (264 words)

	Fathom :: The Source for Online Learning
		Should the giant panda be with the bears or in a separate family but the red panda with the raccoons?
		Or should the two pandas share a family, the Ailuridae?
		Science will overcome this paradox and perversity of evolution and ultimately assign each panda a final taxonomic home.
	www.fathom.com /feature/122661/index.html (3452 words)

	UniProtKB/TrEMBL entry Q3L6W5 [Q3L6W5_AILFU] NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1
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		Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Carnivora; Caniformia; Ailuridae; Ailurus.
		Delisle I. Strobeck C. "A phylogeny of the Caniformia (order Carnivora) based on 12 complete protein-coding mitochondrial genes.";
	www.expasy.org /uniprot/Q3L6W5_AILFU (215 words)

	Small Carnivore TAG Regional Collection Plan
		The overall objective of the Small Carnivore Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) is to assist and promote the conservation of all species under our umbrella through education programs, research, appropriate exhibits and scientific captive breeding of threatened and endangered species.
		The Small Carnivore TAG is comprised of several taxa: Mustelidae (64 species), Viverrridae (44 species), Procyonidae (20 species), Herpestidae (39 species), and Ailuridae (1 species).
		For a complete list, refer to recommendation tables (Tables 1 through 3).
	itech.pjc.edu /sctag/rcp2.htm (4242 words)

	Ginsburg et al. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Article complet au format pdf / Full paper in pdf format (296 Ko)
		Ginsburg L., Maridet O. and Mein P. - Un Ailurinae (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ailuridae) dans le Miocène moyen de Four (Isère, France).
		An Ailurinae (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ailuridae) in the middle Miocene of Four (Isère, France).
	www.mnhn.fr /publication/geodiv/g01n1a4.html (201 words)

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