Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David 1869) [Ursus] melanoleucus David 1869 , Nouv. Arch. Mus . Hist. Nat. Paris, Bull., 5: 13-Dec . Type Locality: "Mou-pin" [ China , Sichuan Sheng , Baoxing (=Moupin) 30°23'N , 102°50'E ]. Vernacular Names: Giant Panda . Distribution: China ( Sichuan , Shensi, Gansu ; perhaps Qinghai , on E edge of Tibetan plateau). Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered. Discussion: Regarded by Hendey (1980 a , b ) as the only surviving species in the subfamily Agriotheriinae . Placed in the monotypic family Ailuropodidae by Thenius (1979) . Reviewed by Chorn and Hoffmann (1978) .