---
title: "Panda-vermelho"
description: "Ailurus fulgens — Mamíferos. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-panda
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Panda-vermelho

> Ailurus fulgens — Mamíferos. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.

- Scientific name: *Ailurus fulgens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 2174
- Wikidata: [Q41960](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41960)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41653](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41653)

## Names

- en: Red Panda
- de: Kleiner Panda
- es: Panda rojo
- fr: Panda roux
- nl: Kleine panda
- pt: Panda-vermelho
- pl: Pandka ruda

## Countries with the most observations

CN (211), IN (37), NP (34), BT (9)

## Summary

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzzle and a ringed tail. Its head-to-body length is 51–63.5 cm (20.1–25.0 in) with a 28–48.5 cm (11.0–19.1 in) tail, and it weighs between 3.2 and 15 kg (7.1 and 33.1 lb). It is well adapted to climbing due to its flexible joints and curved semi-retractile claws.
The red panda was formally described in 1825. The two recognised subspecies, the Himalayan and the Chinese red panda, genetically…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda

## Photo

![Panda-vermelho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-panda/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290949501

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-panda?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).