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Red Pandas are small nocturnal mammals native to southwestern China and the Himalayas. They're around the same size as cats. Their fur is reddish-brown with a dark underbelly and legs. Their tail is long and shaggy. Their face and ears have white markings. They mostly feed on bamboo, eggs, birds and insects. They're the last living members of their family.

Red Pandas are mostly solitary outside of mating season in January to March. Females will build nests shortly before giving birth. The 1-2 cubs of a litter will open their eyes around 20 days after being born. They will get their adult fur at three months old and leave their nests for the first time. They stay with their mother until the next litter is born.

Similarly to Giant Pandas, Red Pandas spend most of their time eating and sleeping. Both can not digest Cellulose so they have to eat a lot of bamboo. Red Pandas also eat flowers, berries, bark.

The biggest threat to Red Panda populations are habitat loss through deforestation and poaching. They are valued for their fur, especially their bushy tails. They also have to compete for food with domestic livestock. Separated groups risk an increase in inbreeding between them. They are kept as pets in some parts of Nepal and India; they adapt well to life in captivity so they can easily be kept and bred in zoos.

Kemono Friends' Red Panda first appeared in the Nexon game. She dislikes Giant Panda because she was "Panda" first but was then demoted to becoming the "Lesser Panda". So, she plans to defeat Giant Panda, who is smaller than her, to prove that she is the better panda. Giant Panda in return thinks Red Panda is cute.

Red Panda has short red hair with white markings representing the animals face. Her ears are white with black markings. She's wearing a black sweater and hotpants with a reddish-brown back. She has a black ribbon around her neck, black gloves, tights and black and white sneakers. Her long and bushy tail is ringed white.