Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David 1869)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 586

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scientific name	Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David 1869)
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[Ursus] melanoleucus David 1869 , Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Bull., 5: 13-Dec.

Type Locality: "Mou-pin" [ China, Sichuan Sheng, Baoxing (=Moupin) 30°23'N, 102°50'E]. GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Giant Panda.

Distribution: China (Sichuan, Shensi, Gansu; perhaps Qinghai, on E edge of Tibetan plateau).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Regarded by Hendey (1980 a, b) as the only surviving species in the subfamily Agriotheriinae . Placed in the monotypic family Ailuropodidae by Thenius (1979). Reviewed by Chorn and Hoffmann (1978).