Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora. The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives. Georges Cuvier first described Ailurus as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this classification has been controversial ever since. [1]

Most recent genetic research, however, places red pandas in their own, independent family: Ailuridae. Molecular phylogenetic studies show that red pandas are an ancient species in the order Carnivora (superfamily Musteloidea) and are probably most closely related to the group that includes skunks, raccoons and weasels.

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Introduction Ailuridae Gray, 1843, is a monotypic family consisting of a single genus with one species, the red (or lesser) panda, Ailurus fulgens F.G. Cuvier, 1825, and its fossil relatives.

Red pandas are their own, independent family: Ailuridae. Molecular phylogenetic studies show that red pandas are an ancient species in the order Carnivora (superfamily Musteloidea) and are probably most closely related to skunks, raccoons and weasels.

2011年1月1日 · The red panda family, the Ailuridae, is unusual because its only extant representative is a derived form, far removed from the group’s morphotypical condition.

The family Ailuridae belongs to the superfamily Musteloidea which includes animals like the raccoons, the skunks (family Mephitidae) and the weasels (family Mustelidae) which therefore result being the closest living relatives, even if phylogenetically distant.

2010年7月29日 · In the present paper, we follow the classification of Morlo & Peigné (2010) for the Ailuridae. Ailuridae is the sister taxon to the Procyonidae and Mustelidae. ...

Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora. The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives. Georges Cuvier first described Ailurus as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this classification has been controversial ever since.

2024年7月2日 · A shared feature among Ailuridae, Canidae, and Musteloidea clade is the presence of a narrow, short, and pointed zygomatic process of the frontal bone. Unique to the Ailuridae family are the trochlear fovea for the superior oblique muscle, caudal lacrimal process, external lacrimal fossa, and a notably weak orbitotemporal crest.