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Ailurus possesses extremely robust dentition in contrast with that of the procyonids with which it is compared frequently.
The confirmed westernmost range of Ailurus seems to be the Namlung Valley in Mugu District and the Lake Rara region of northwestern Nepal (Jackson, 1978).
The smaller size diminished range of Ailurus suggests that it may represent a specialized offshoot of the early ailurine lineage (and possibly even of an Asian form of Parailurus) that survived the Pleistocene glaciations in the mountain refugia of southern China (Pen, 1962).
redpanda.cincinnatizoo.org /dlmamm.htm   (9497 words)

  
 ADW: Ailurus fulgens: Information
Ailurus fulgens is arboreal, sleeping in nests in evergreens.
Ailurus fulgens is illegally hunted and sold to zoos or killed for their skin.
Ailurus fulgens is the occasional target of game hunting, and it is often found in traps set for musk deer.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /accounts/ailurus/a._fulgens   (1505 words)

  
 Comparative Placentation
At least two subspecies are recognized, the commonly seen lesser panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens, and Styan's panda, Ailurus f.
Su, B., Fu, Y., Wang, Y., Jin, L. and Chakraborty, R.: Genetic diversity and population history of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) as inferred from mitochondrial; DNA sequence variation.
Todd, N.B. and Pressman, S.R.: The karyotype of the lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens) and general remarks on the phylogeny and affinities of the panda.
medicine.ucsd.edu /cpa/panda.html   (3998 words)

  
 Colyer Institute - Panda Nutrition
Reid DG, Jinchu H, Huang Y. Ecology of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the Wolong Reserve, China.
Behavioral energetics of lactation in a herbivorous carnivore, the red panda (Ailurus fulgens).
Wei F, Feng Z, Wang Z, Zhou A, Hu J. Use of the nutrients in bamboo by the red panda (Ailurus fulgens).
www.colyerinstitute.org /nutrition/panda_nutrition.htm   (3153 words)

  
 OEDILF - Word Lookup
Ailurus, also known as the lesser panda, is a russet red creature about the size and appearance of a raccoon.
It belongs to the group of creatures including the giant panda, bears and raccoons but has recently been allocated its own status.
(It belongs to an endangered species.) This limerick is dedicated to the memory of the late Ailurus at the National Zoo.
www.oedilf.com /db/Lim.php?Word=Ailurus   (204 words)

  
 Mosaic 35,X/36,XY karyotype and intersex in a red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) -- Reddacliff et al. 29 (1): 169 -- ...
Mosaic 35,X/36,XY karyotype and intersex in a red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) -- Reddacliff et al.
Mosaic 35,X/36,XY karyotype and intersex in a red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens)
A zoo-bred Himalayan red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) was diagnosed as a presumptive intersex on clinical examination at 4-mo-of-age.
www.jwildlifedis.org /cgi/content/abstract/29/1/169   (222 words)

  
 Red Panda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin: "fire-colored cat"), also known as the Lesser Panda, Bear Cat or Fire Fox, is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat (55 cm long).
The Red Panda has semi-retractile claws and, like the Giant Panda, has a "false thumb" which is really an extension of the wrist bone.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution: Whence the Red Panda?
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ailurus   (847 words)

  
 purevolume™ | ailurus
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 Ailurus fulgens - Wikimedia Commons
The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin "fire colored cat") or Lesser Panda, is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat(60 cm long).
It was formerly classified in the raccoon family (Procyonidae), but now many experts, including Wilson and Reeder (1993), classify it as a member of the bear family (Ursidae) or in its own family the Ailuridae.
See more multimedia files of Ailurus fulgens in Category:Ailurus fulgens
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Ailurus_fulgens   (151 words)

  
 Ailurus Fulgens
The scientific name for Red Panda is Ailurus Fulgens
The Ailurus Fulgens sure belongs to the category of cute animals.
Unfortunately the Ailurus Fulgens is endangered and has only a extreme small change to survive for much longer.
www.scientific.hickerphoto.com /ailurus-fulgens-scientific.htm   (75 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) facts and pictures
Despite their name, the red panda is closer related to procyonids than to the ursids.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Ailurus fulgens
Molecular phylogeny of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=83   (414 words)

  
 Lesser panda, Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) - picture and info
Lesser panda, Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) - picture and info
Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) - Not a miniature version of the Giant panda
The origin of the name "Panda" is the Nepalese word "Nigalya ponya", which has the meaning of "eater of bamboo".
magazine.naturspot.de /text/red-panda.html   (757 words)

  
 Deep Sea Images Library - Red Panda - Ailurus fulgens - Natural History Images
Deep Sea Images Library - Red Panda - Ailurus fulgens - Natural History Images
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) in Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, Australia
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www.deepseaimages.com /dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=4876   (52 words)

  
 Stock Photo of Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens) Feeding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Stock Photo of Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens) Feeding
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