Red Panda Species are Two species, Not One
According to the most comprehensive genetic study to date on these endangered mammals, Red pandas, the bushy-tailed and russet-furred bamboo munchers that dwell in Asian high forests, are not a single species but rather two distinct ones.
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- Scientists said they found substantial divergences between the two species - Chinese red pandas and Himalayan red pandas - in three genetic markers in an analysis of DNA from 65 of the animals.
- The recognition of the existence of two separate species could help guide conservation efforts for a mammal even as its numbers dwindle in the wild.
- Scientists previously recognised red pandas ....
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