Red panda
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Red pandas climb down tree trunks headfirst.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Red panda
- Scientific name
- Ailurus fulgens
- Japanese name
- レッサーパンダ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Ailuridae
- Genus
- Ailurus
Where the name “Red panda” comes from
The scientific name Ailurus comes from a Greek word meaning cat.
San Diego ZooHow the Red panda lives
They are most active at dawn, dusk and at night. They grasp food with a forepaw and bring it to their mouths. They sleep in nests in evergreen trees.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- 56–62.5 cm
- Weight
- 3.6–7.7 kg
- Lifespan
- up to 23 years
- Diet
- Bamboo leaf tips and tender shoots
Where the Red panda has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- レッサーパンダ
- 简体中文
- 喜马拉雅小熊猫
- 繁體中文
- 喜馬拉雅小熊貓
- 한국어
- 레서판다
- Español
- Panda rojo
- Français
- Panda roux
- Deutsch
- Westlicher Kleiner Panda
- Português (Brasil)
- Panda-vermelho
- Italiano
- Panda rosso
- हिन्दी
- लाल पांडा
- العربية
- بندة حمراء
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Panda merah
- Tiếng Việt
- Gấu trúc đỏ
- Русский
- Малая панда
- Türkçe
- Küçük panda
- ไทย
- แพนด้าแดง
- বাংলা
- লাল পান্ডা
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- Smithsonian National Zoo — Red pandaChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Ailurus fulgensChecked: 2026-11-03
- San Diego Zoo — Red PandaChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Red panda, look for this
- Look for the alternating red and pale rings on the tail.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
Smithsonian National ZooEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Red panda
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Hokkaido
Kanto
- 日立市かみね動物園
- Nasu Animal Kingdom公式表記は「ヒガシレッサーパンダ」（一般にレッサーパンダと呼ばれる動物）
- 埼玉県こども動物自然公園
- 市川市動植物園
- Ueno Zoological Gardens
- よこはま動物園ズーラシア
Chubu
Chugoku and Shikoku
Kyushu and Okinawa
- 到津の森公園
- 福岡市動物園公式表記は「ヒガシレッサーパンダ」（一般にレッサーパンダと呼ばれる動物）
- Nagasaki Bio Park
- Hirakawa Zoo
- ネオパークオキナワ
More facilities keep this animal. You can also search the JAZA animal finder (in Japanese).
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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