The Animal Table Wild Thing of the Week is the Giant Panda
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: MammaliavOrder: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ailuropoda
Species: A. melanoleuca
“The panda also known as the giant panda to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda, is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. “