Red panda

Himalayan raccoon — © Zveriki.com, AI-generated image based on the original work of Mathias Appel, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Mass
4044–4118 g
Length
1710–2091 mm
Lifespan
2922–5114 days 8–14 years
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Himalayan raccoon
Ailurus fulgens
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The red panda is a small mammal with bright reddish fur and a long fluffy tail. It lives in trees in the mountain forests of Asia and spends a lot of time eating bamboo.
The red panda differs from the giant panda by its smaller size, bright reddish color, and arboreal lifestyle. It is important for nature because it disperses plant seeds and helps preserve mountain forests.
collects food on trees with teeth and paws
trophic:herbivore
#fafafa
Mass (adult carnivoran)
3000–6000 g
Mass (embryo)
1–20 g
Mass (young)
100–800 g
Mass (adolescent)
3235–5054 g
Length (young)
100–250 mm
Length (adolescent)
300–500 mm
Length (adult carnivoran)
500–650 mm
Length (embryo)
1–15 mm
Height
178–3500 mm
Lifespan maximum
6940 days 19 years
Theoretical lifespan
3470–6356 days 10–17 years
Gestation
116 days 3 months 4 weeks
Litter size
1–4
Maturity
540–730 days 1–2 years
Offspring
1–4
Repro interval
365 days 1 year
Paws count (adult carnivoran)
6
Tail size (adolescent)
0.2–0.4 mm
Tail size (adult carnivoran)
0.3–0.5 mm
Fur temp (adult carnivoran)
-5–25 °C
Reproduction
normal sexual
Comparable in mass
Melon
Biome
Temperate coniferous forest
Biome
Temperate mixed forest
Realm
Palearctic realm
Realm
Indomalayan realm
Landscape
alpine and arctic tundra
Landscape
terrestrial
Climate
Cool summer and lots of rain
Landscape
terrestrial forest
Climate
Warm winter with almost no precipitation
Climate
Pleasant summer
Climate
Low precipitation in winter
Climate
Very hot summer
Climate
Lots of rain and cool summer
Climate
Warm summer
Food environment
arboreal
Food environment
terrestrial
Shelter
den
Reproduction
in bushes or on a tree
Trophic type
herbivore
Reproduction
caring mother
Reproduction
in a terrestrial nest
Reproduction
live birth
Reproduction
land
Physiology
The fur changes gradually twice a year without bright signs of molting.
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The fur changes gradually twice a year without bright signs of molting.
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homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Worker
Tail size
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
vertebrates
breeding
Hot winter with almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
bamboo leaves
g
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
protection from weather
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult carnivoran
Maturity
Melon
insects
About health
milk
cool, lots of coniferous trees, snow in winter
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
Warm winter with almost no precipitation
Palearctic realm
young shoots and sprouts
den
Upcoming birthdays
in bushes or on a tree
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Height
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
berries
More:
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
animals with backbone
Business sausages
fruits
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
leaves
adolescent
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Pets
Indomalayan realm
Indomalayan realm
juicy berries — bilberry, rowan, rosehip
Lots of rain and cool summer
bamboo shoots
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
paw
cm
Temperate coniferous forest
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
fruits
Tail color
Paws color
drink mother's milk in childhood
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Share
Fur temp
alpine and arctic tundra
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
from 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms, 0.6 – 1.2 meters
herbivore
Paws count
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
winter dry and warm
normal sexual
Taxons
seeds, berries, fruits
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
age
birth date
Palearctic realm
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
Very hot summer
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
lots of rain, summer not hot
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
winter dry and very warm
Gestation
land
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
grass
Link copied
No results found
branches
On the map
young shoots, sprouts, green plant shoots
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
bird eggs
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
young
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
nest high on branches, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
Neither
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
berries
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
Temperate mixed forest
nest high on shrub or tree branches
Duration
live insects
This is me
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Gamers
How are they built?
Cool summer and lots of rain
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
collects food on trees with teeth and paws
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
eggs
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
caring mother
Length
kg
arboreal
Observations
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  • Newborn red pandas are blind, deaf, and have a beige coat, not red or orange. Their birth weight is about 100 g.
  • Unlike the giant panda, the lesser panda is selective in its diet, choosing tender bamboo shoots rather than all parts of the bamboo.
  • The lesser panda eats up to 5.5 kg of vegetation daily, including more than 1.5 kg of leaves and 4 kg of young bamboo shoots.
  • The lesser panda's molars have numerous cusps, allowing it to chew fibrous vegetation.
  • The digestive tract of the lesser panda is similar to that of a carnivore. Therefore, the animal's body absorbs no more than a quarter of the energy contained in the eaten bamboo leaves.
  • The lesser panda has a mask-like pattern around its eyes, similar to that of raccoons, and it is unique to each individual.
  • The lesser panda cannot digest cellulose, so it eats bamboo more eagerly than leaves.
  • Usually, 1–2 cubs are born to the red panda, but sometimes there are four. However, rarely more than one survives to independence.

Age

  • Newborn red pandas are blind, deaf, and have a beige coat, not red or orange. Their birth weight is about 100 g.

Phenotype

  • The lesser panda's molars have numerous cusps, allowing it to chew fibrous vegetation.
  • The lesser panda has a mask-like pattern around its eyes, similar to that of raccoons, and it is unique to each individual.

Feeding

  • Unlike the giant panda, the lesser panda is selective in its diet, choosing tender bamboo shoots rather than all parts of the bamboo.
  • The lesser panda eats up to 5.5 kg of vegetation daily, including more than 1.5 kg of leaves and 4 kg of young bamboo shoots.
  • The lesser panda's molars have numerous cusps, allowing it to chew fibrous vegetation.
  • The digestive tract of the lesser panda is similar to that of a carnivore. Therefore, the animal's body absorbs no more than a quarter of the energy contained in the eaten bamboo leaves.
  • The lesser panda cannot digest cellulose, so it eats bamboo more eagerly than leaves.

Reproduction

  • Newborn red pandas are blind, deaf, and have a beige coat, not red or orange. Their birth weight is about 100 g.
  • Usually, 1–2 cubs are born to the red panda, but sometimes there are four. However, rarely more than one survives to independence.

In Husbandry

  • The lesser panda eats up to 5.5 kg of vegetation daily, including more than 1.5 kg of leaves and 4 kg of young bamboo shoots.