The red panda has a bright orange-red woolly coat, black legs and underside, furry paws, and a long, ringed tail. There are two subspecies of red panda. Ailurus f. fulgens lives in the Himalayas. The other subspecies, A.f. Red pandas live at an altitude between 3,000 and 12,000 feet in forests with dense bamboo growth.
Females require tree hollows or other naturally occurring shelters for raising young.
During daylight hours, they often sleep in trees. During the short growing season, they may also feed on fruit, berries or seeds. They occasionally eat small animals and, rarely, domestic crops. Pandas are seasonal breeders. Breeding occurs between December and February.