The giant panda, also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. I
Ailuropoda
…is the only extant genus in the ursid (bear) subfamily Ailuropodinae. It contains one living and one or more fossil species of panda. Only one species—Ailuropoda melanoleuca—currently exists; the other three species are prehistoric chronospecies. Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivoran, the giant panda has a…
Grosser Panda
The Qinling panda has a light brown-and-white pattern.
The skull of a giant panda at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Close-up of giant panda at ZooParc in Beauval, France