Animals red panda 7. You might think that due to its name the red panda is related to the giant panda but youd be wrong. Its actually one way in which the red panda is more like the giant panda than its genetic relatives. Red panda picture 7 of 21. Red panda conservation status and life today today the red panda is listed on the iucn red list as being an animal species that is endangered in its natural environment and is therefore severely threatened by extinction in the near future.
They are very selective feeders and in a habitat of up to 20 different species of bamboo these animals may choose to feed on just one or two of the most nutritious species. The red panda is an omnivorous animal eats both plants and animals but the bamboo consists a major part of its diet. Red panda facts pictures and information. The vast majority of those animals in carnivora are you guessed it carnivores.
There are estimated to be less than 3000 red pandas remaining in the wild with the majority of these. As their name suggests they are related to the larger and more famous giant panda although the exact closeness. The red panda is a cat sized species of carnivorous mammal that is found inhabiting the temperate mountain forests on the slopes of the himalayas. That is the red panda is a mostly an herbivore.
Red pandas are one of the few animals in the order carnivora that are not carnivores.