Red panda

It is a terrestrial, cathemeral herbivore of forest and shrubland, and its main foods are acorn, bird, egg as food, fruit, insect and moss. The red panda is listed as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List, which is a threatened category.

Weight

4.75 kg – 4.95 kgsrc for Weight

Length

51 cm – 63.5 cmsrc for Length

Lifespan

17.5 years – 19 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

acorn, bird, egg as food, fruit, insect, mosssrc for Main food

Habitat

forest, shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

112 days – 158 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

18.1 months – 18.8 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The red panda is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyAiluridae
6. genusAilurus
7. SpeciesAilurus fulgens F. G. Cuvier, 1825

Synonyms Ailurus fulgens fulgens, Ailurus fulgens refulgens, Ailurus ochraceus

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@misc{red_panda_2026,
  title = {Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-panda},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}