A. melanoleuca †A. microta †A. minor Ailuropoda is the only extant genus in the ursid (bear) subfamily Ailuropodinae. It contains one living and four fossil species of giant panda. Only one species—Ailuropoda melanoleuca—currently exists; the other four species are prehistoric chronospecies. Despite its taxonomic classification as a carniv... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda
(from the article `bear`) ...bear, polar bear, and brown bear, including the grizzly bear)4 species of North America, Asia, and Europe.Genus Ailuropoda (giant panda)1 species ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/32
Ailuropoda Only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, 'black-and-white cat-foot') is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/42/2