It's known as "lesser panda" because it's smaller than a panda.
It has 2 known sub-species:
"Ailurus fulgens fulgens" (or Western Red Panda) which can be found in Nepal, India, Bhutan and parts of China.
"Ailurus fulgens styani" (or Styan's Red Panda) can only be found in China and northern Myanmar (Burma).
The body of the "Lesser pandas" can grow to be up to 64 cm (est. 25inches) and their tail up to 59cm (23inches). As per their weight, the male is (per usual) heavier than the female, but only barely, weighing up to 6.2kg (13.7lbs). Other appearances can be seen in the pictures... Unless you're blind, but you wouldn't even read this then..
(sorry)..
It takes a baby panda to evolve (inside its mother) about 112 to 158 days.
From the moment their born, it takes them about 12 months to reach adulthood. They can have sex from they're 18 months old (--Meaning that's when they're sexually mature--).
Baby red pandas grow slowly, but as they do so, they build their connections with their mothers that lasts over a year. Other than being a mommas child, Red Pandas tend to avoid interactions with other Red Pandas (only applies if their territory overlaps with one another).
Because the RPandas grow slow and have small litters (they can't give birth to many at once), they have a slow reproduction rate making it hard for them to grow in numbers. A mother usually has 2 cubs per average, meaning the male usually gets a brother or sister and vice-versa.
As for their territories, they tend to mark them by either urinating or leaving
secretions from either their ass or paw. They also mark their territories so it's
visible that it's taken, they also do this to share information with others.
During winter times, their thick fur protects them from the cold. Because of the lack
of food during winter, the RPandas can spend up to 13 hours a day to search for and eat bamboo. They have a very slow metabolic rate (meaning they're slack and doesn't burn many calories) which is almost as low as what a sloth has. In cold temperatures, they can lower their metabolic rate even lower.
They are excellent climbers (they do live mainly in trees after all) and here are most of the sounds they make!
Have some other pictures of them!
How did this panda get in here?!
