Ailurus fulgens

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1825

Western Red Panda

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Ailuridae
Genus : Ailurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1825-06. Livraison 50. in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1818-1842. Histoire naturelle des mammifères, avec figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivants. Blaise, Paris.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44522862

Original name as described

Ailurus fulgens

Other common names

Lesser Panda · Fire Fox · Golden Dog · Bear Cat · Himalayan Red Panda

Type material

MNHN-ZM-2011-164

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-164

Type locality

Nepal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Nepal · Bhutan · India · Myanmar? · China

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. styani

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. (2011). The taxonomy and phylogeny of Ailurus. Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda, 101-124. · Hu, Y., Thapa, A., Fan, H., Ma, T., Wu, Q., Ma, S., ... & Wei, F. (2020). Genomic evidence for two phylogenetic species and long-term population bottlenecks in red pandas. Science advances, 6(9), eaax5751.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005802

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Ailurus ochraceus

Hodgson, 1847

Family

Ailuridae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.35

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1bab93f3-a678-4671-8571-94552c6efd12

Authority page

1118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126695

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ailurus fulgens

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1825

Family

Ailuridae

Root name

fulgens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2011-164

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2011-164

Authority page

pl. 203 (p. 3)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44522862

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Fitzinger (1855:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  4. Blyth (1863:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Smith & Xie (2008:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/714/110023718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ailurus fulgens fulgens

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Ailuridae

Root name

fulgens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Ailurus fulgens refulgens

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Ailuridae

Root name

refulgens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ailurus refulgens

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Ailuridae

Root name

refulgens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lesson (1842:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

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