Qinling panda
The Qinling panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis), also known as the brown panda, is a subspecies of the giant panda, discovered in 1959, but not recognized as a subspecies until 2005. Besides the nominate subspecies, it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized.
| Qinling panda/Brown panda | |
|---|---|
| Qi Zai, the only brown panda in captivity, born 2008 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ailuropoda |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. m. qinlingensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis Wan, Wu & Fang, 2005 | |
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