Red panda eating bamboo leaves, Panda Research Base, Chengdu, China&lt;br /&gt;
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The red panda  is not closely related to the giant panda; it is the only living species of the genus Ailurus (Ailurus fulgens), also called the lesser panda and the red cat-bear.&lt;br /&gt;
Due to habitat loss and poaching, it is classified as 'vulnerable' by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with a wild population of less than 10,000.  It is slightly larger than a house cat and feeds mainly on bamboo, but, unlike the Giant panda, it is omnivorous and also eats a variety of other foods (it seems to be very fond of fruit, e.g., apples)&lt;br /&gt;
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They're pretty cute - other photos of red pandas can be seen here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://goo.gl/Ybx7oB&quot;&gt;http://goo.gl/Ybx7oB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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