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The '''Qinling panda''' (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis'') is a subspecies of the [[giant panda]], discovered in the 1960s{{Citation needed|reason=Sources don't seem to mention anything about it being discovered in 1960s.|date=July 2017}} but not recognized as a subspecies until 2005.<ref name=Zhang>{{cite journal|last1=Zhang|first1=Baowei|last2=Li|first2=Ming|last3=Zhang|first3=Zejun|last4=Goossens|first4=Benoît|last5=Zhu|first5=Lifeng|last6=Zhang|first6=Shanning|last7=Hu|first7=Jinchu|last8=Bruford|first8=Michael W.|last9=Wei|first9=Fuwen|title=Genetic Viability and Population History of the Giant Panda, Putting an End to the 'Evolutionary Dead End'?|journal=Molecular Biology and Evolution|date=2007|volume=24|issue=8|pages=1801–1810|doi=10.1093/molbev/msm099|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="cascn">{{cite web | url=http://www.cas.cn/xw/kjsm/gndt/200502/t20050215_1000599.shtml | script-title=zh:秦岭大熊猫被确认为新亚种|trans-title=Qinling panda recognized as new subspecies | publisher=Chinese Academy of Sciences | date=15 February 2005|language=Chinese | accessdate=June 2, 2011}}</ref> Disregarding the [[nominate subspecies]], it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized |
The '''Qinling panda''' (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis'') is a subspecies of the [[giant panda]], discovered in the 1960s{{Citation needed|reason=Sources don't seem to mention anything about it being discovered in 1960s.|date=July 2017}} but not recognized as a subspecies until 2005.<ref name=Zhang>{{cite journal|last1=Zhang|first1=Baowei|last2=Li|first2=Ming|last3=Zhang|first3=Zejun|last4=Goossens|first4=Benoît|last5=Zhu|first5=Lifeng|last6=Zhang|first6=Shanning|last7=Hu|first7=Jinchu|last8=Bruford|first8=Michael W.|last9=Wei|first9=Fuwen|title=Genetic Viability and Population History of the Giant Panda, Putting an End to the 'Evolutionary Dead End'?|journal=Molecular Biology and Evolution|date=2007|volume=24|issue=8|pages=1801–1810|doi=10.1093/molbev/msm099|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="cascn">{{cite web | url=http://www.cas.cn/xw/kjsm/gndt/200502/t20050215_1000599.shtml | script-title=zh:秦岭大熊猫被确认为新亚种|trans-title=Qinling panda recognized as new subspecies | publisher=Chinese Academy of Sciences | date=15 February 2005|language=Chinese | accessdate=June 2, 2011}}</ref> Disregarding the [[nominate subspecies]], it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized. It differs from the more familiar nominate subspecies by its smaller skull and dark brown and light brown (rather than black and white) fur, and its smaller overall size.<ref name="Wan">{{cite journal |author1=Qiu-Hong Wan|author2=Hua Wu|author3=Sheng-Guo Fang |year=2005 |title=A new subspecies of giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca'') from Shaanxi, China |journal=[[Journal of Mammalogy]] |volume=86 |issue=2 |pages=397–402 |jstor=4094359 |doi=10.1644/BRB-226.1}}</ref> There are an estimated 200–300 Qinling pandas living in the wild.<ref name="Wan" /> |
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On August 30, 1989, a female of this species was captured and brought to the [[Xi'an Zoo]] to be mated with a regular giant panda. Her offspring was black-and-white, but reportedly started becoming brownish as it aged. According to other reports she gave birth to three cubs who all died shortly after being born. The mother, named Dan-Dan, died in 2000.<ref name=mesbeast>{{cite web|title=Sepia Giant Panda|url=http://www.messybeast.com/extinct/sepia-giant-panda.htm|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> |
On August 30, 1989, a female of this species was captured and brought to the [[Xi'an Zoo]] to be mated with a regular giant panda. Her offspring was black-and-white, but reportedly started becoming brownish as it aged. According to other reports she gave birth to three cubs who all died shortly after being born. The mother, named Dan-Dan, died in 2000.<ref name=mesbeast>{{cite web|title=Sepia Giant Panda|url=http://www.messybeast.com/extinct/sepia-giant-panda.htm|accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref> |
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This subspecies is restricted to the [[Qinling Mountains]], at elevations of {{convert|1300|-|3000|m}}. Its coloration is possibly a consequence of [[inbreeding]]: the population is closed off from [[genetic variation]] and this might have led to the preservation of the [[mutation]] responsible.<ref name = Zhang /><ref name="Wan"/> |
This subspecies is restricted to the [[Qinling Mountains]], at elevations of {{convert|1300|-|3000|m}}. Its coloration is possibly a consequence of [[inbreeding]]: the population is closed off from [[genetic variation]] and this might have led to the preservation of the [[mutation]] responsible.<ref name = Zhang /><ref name="Wan"/> |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Ursidae |
Genus: | Ailuropoda |
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Subspecies: | A. m. qinlingensis
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Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis Wan, Wu & Fang, 2005
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The Qinling panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis) is a subspecies of the giant panda, discovered in the 1960s[citation needed] but not recognized as a subspecies until 2005.[1][2] Disregarding the nominate subspecies, it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized. It differs from the more familiar nominate subspecies by its smaller skull and dark brown and light brown (rather than black and white) fur, and its smaller overall size.[3] There are an estimated 200–300 Qinling pandas living in the wild.[3] On August 30, 1989, a female of this species was captured and brought to the Xi'an Zoo to be mated with a regular giant panda. Her offspring was black-and-white, but reportedly started becoming brownish as it aged. According to other reports she gave birth to three cubs who all died shortly after being born. The mother, named Dan-Dan, died in 2000.[4] This subspecies is restricted to the Qinling Mountains, at elevations of 1,300–3,000 metres (4,300–9,800 ft). Its coloration is possibly a consequence of inbreeding: the population is closed off from genetic variation and this might have led to the preservation of the mutation responsible.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Zhang, Baowei; Li, Ming; Zhang, Zejun; Goossens, Benoît; Zhu, Lifeng; Zhang, Shanning; Hu, Jinchu; Bruford, Michael W.; Wei, Fuwen (2007). "Genetic Viability and Population History of the Giant Panda, Putting an End to the 'Evolutionary Dead End'?". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24 (8): 1801–1810. doi:10.1093/molbev/msm099.
- ^ 秦岭大熊猫被确认为新亚种 [Qinling panda recognized as new subspecies] (in Chinese). Chinese Academy of Sciences. 15 February 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c Qiu-Hong Wan; Hua Wu; Sheng-Guo Fang (2005). "A new subspecies of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from Shaanxi, China". Journal of Mammalogy. 86 (2): 397–402. doi:10.1644/BRB-226.1. JSTOR 4094359.
- ^ "Sepia Giant Panda". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
Data related to Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis at Wikispecies