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Ailuridae

LC control no.sh2006002949
LC classificationQL737.C214 Zoology
Topical headingAiluridae
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See alsoCarnivora
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Pandas
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Found inChecklist of mammal names from Mammal species of the world, 3rd. ed., 2005, via WWW, Apr. 14, 2006 (Ailuridae, contains single genus Ailurus with single species Ailurus fulgens)
Wikipedia, Feb. 23, 2006 (Red panda. Its classification is uncertain. 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. The most recent DNA research places the red panda in its own family, within the superfamily Mustelidae)