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Frederic was the head keeper of the menagerie at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1804 to 1838. He named the red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ) in 1825. The chair of comparative physiology was created for him at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in 1837.
Jun 28, 2023 · Cuvier was the zoologist who named and first described the red panda in 1825, working from specimens sent back from China. There is no description of the red panda in the text, because the A-Alz volume, vol. 1, was published in 1816, before the ailure was named and described.
Dec 23, 2016 · According to the San Diego Zoo, Frédéric Cuvier, a French zoologist, first described the red panda in 1825, about 48 years before the giant panda was cataloged. He called it the most...
Aug 17, 2015 · No one — scientist, reporter or photographer — is immune to the baby panda smile reflex. The scientific literature reflects the red panda’s appeal. Frédéric Cuvier, who published the...
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The red panda was described and named in 1825 by Frederic Cuvier, who gave it its current scientific name Ailurus fulgens. Cuvier's description was based on zoological specimens, including skin, paws, jawbones and teeth "from the mountains north of India", as well as an account by Alfred Duvaucel.
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Jan 1, 2010 · In the meantime, Frederic Cuvier published the first written description of the Red Panda in 1825 and he had the honour of giving the red panda its scientific name Ailurus fulgens...
Apr 12, 2019 · In fact, the western red panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens was first described by French zoologist Frédéric Cuvier in 1825, 48 years before the giant panda became known to Western science.
