Qinling Panda
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| Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis Wan, Wu, Fang, 2005 |
The Qinling Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis) is a subspecies of the Giant Panda, named by science in 2005. The first Giant Panda subspecies recognised, it differs from the more familiar variety by its brown fur, and smaller skull. There are an estimated 200-300 Qinling pandas living in the wild.
This subspecies is restricted to the Qinling Mountains, at elevations of 1300–3000m (approx. 4300-9800 ft).
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- Wan, Q.-H., H. Wu, and S.-G. Fang. 2005. A new subspecies of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from Shaanxi, China. Journal of Mammalogy 86: 397–402.
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