Ailurus

Translingual

Ailurus fulgens

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”), coined by French zoologist and paleontologist Frédéric Cuvier in 1825.[1]

Proper noun

Ailurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Ailuridae – red panda, Ailurus fulgens, the only known extant species.

Synonyms

Aelurus, Ælurus

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Ailuridae - family

Coordinate terms

(genus): †Parailurus, †Pristinailurus, †Simocyon (all extinct)

References

See the etymological reference for the type species Ailurus fulgens.

Ailurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ailurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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