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The Qinling panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis'') is a subspecies of the giant panda, discovered in the 1960s but not recognized as a subspecies until 2005.〔Zhang, B et al. "Genetic Viability and Population History of the Giant Panda, Putting an End to the 'Evolutionary Dead End'?" Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24, 1801-1810 (2007).〕 Disregarding the nominate subspecies, it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized. It differs from the more familiar nominate subspecies by its smaller skull and dark brown and light brown (rather than black and white) fur, and its smaller overall size. There are an estimated 200–300 Qinling pandas living in the wild.〔 Qiu-Hong Wan, Hua Wu, and Sheng-Guo Fang. "A New Subspecies Of Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) From Shaanxi, China" Journal of Mammalogy. 86, 397-402 (2005). 〕 On August 30, 1989, a member of this species was captured and brought to the Xi'an Zoo to be mated with a regular giant panda. Her offspring was black-and-white, but reportedly starting becoming brown-ish as it aged, but according to other reports she gave birth to three cubs who all died shortly after being born. The mother, named Dan-Dan, died in 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.messybeast.com/extinct/sepia-giant-panda.htm )〕 This subspecies is restricted to the Qinling Mountains, at elevations of . Its coloration could possibly be from the high chance of inbreeding as their population is closed off from genetic variation and the mutation may have remained as a result.〔〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qinling panda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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