It is the only mammal belonging to the order Carnivora, the family Ursidae, the subfamily Giant Panda, and the genus Giant Panda.

The ancestor of the giant panda is Ailuaractos lufengensis. The standard Chinese name of the giant panda is actually "Mao Xiong", which means "cat-like bear".

This is the earliest panda that evolved from ursids and mainly eats carnivores.

The giant panda has lived on the earth for at least 8 million years. It is known as a "living fossil" and "China's national treasure". It is the image ambassador of the World Wildlife Fund and the flagship species of the world's biodiversity conservation.

Expanded information protection level: 1. Listed as CITES Level I protected animals in the Washington Convention.

2. Listed in the "World Conservation Union Red List of Endangered Species" (IUCN) 2008 ver 3.1 - Endangered (EN).

?3. Listed in the "World Conservation Union Red List of Endangered Species" (IUCN) 2016 ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).

4. Listed in Level I of the "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals in China".

Because the giant panda is an extremely precious natural and historical heritage in the world and has important academic research value, its survival and protection status has attracted the attention of the world.

The fundamental measures to protect giant pandas are to protect their habitat, promote the breeding of giant pandas in the wild and in captivity, improve and strengthen management methods, adopt scientific methods, create necessary conditions for the survival of giant pandas, and stabilize and develop giant panda populations.

Population, development and restoration of potential habitat for giant pandas.