Ailurus fulgens

== Translingual == === Etymology === Coined by French zoologist and paleontologist Frédéric Cuvier in 1825; generic name Ailurus from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”), for the animal's external resemblance with the cat, and specific name from Latin fulgens (“shining, glittering”), for the brilliance of its colors. === Proper noun === Ailurus fulgens m A taxonomic species within the family Ailuridae – western red panda, of an endangered species native to the Himalayas of a family sister to the weasel family (Mustelidae). ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Ailuridae – family; Ailurus – genus === References === Ailurus fulgens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ailurus fulgens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ailurus fulgens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons