Ailuropoda
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Ailuropoda is a mammal genus in the bear family that includes the giant panda and its extinct relatives.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ailuropodinae | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
mammal genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Arctoidea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristicTrait |
black-and-white coat pattern in extant species
ⓘ
enlarged radial sesamoid bone functioning as a thumb ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | panda bears ⓘ |
| conservationRelevance | includes giant panda, a conservation-dependent species ⓘ |
| containsExtinctTaxa | true ⓘ |
| diet | primarily bamboo ⓘ |
| endemicTo | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extantSpeciesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | strong jaw muscles for crushing bamboo ⓘ |
| firstDescribedAsGenus | 19th century ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Late Pliocene to Holocene
ⓘ
Pleistocene of China ⓘ |
| habitat | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Carnivora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ursidae ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Ailuropoda baconi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ailuropoda melanoleuca NERFINISHED ⓘ Ailuropoda melanoleuca melanoleuca ⓘ Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ailuropoda microta NERFINISHED ⓘ Ailuropoda minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ailuropoda wulingshanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ailuros (Greek for cat) and pous (Greek for foot) ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central China ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | giant panda ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ailuropodinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | herbivorous carnivoran ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Ailuropoda melanoleuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ailuropodinae