The Indian Red Panda is also called Cat Bear, Bear Cat, Bright Panda, Common Panda, Fire Fox, Red Fox, Fox Bear, Himalayan Raccoon, Lesser Panda, Nigalya Ponya, Panda Chico, Panda Éclatant, Panda Rojo, Petit Panda, Poonya, Crimson Ngo, Red Cat, Sankam, Small Panda, Thokya, Wah, Wokdonka, Woker and Ye. It is mainly found in the Himalayan Ranges of India and is listed as an endangered species.

The Indian Red Panda is slightly bigger than the domestic cat and can keep climb trees very easily. It grows for a length of fifty to sixty centimeters. It has a long tailwhich is nearly thirty to sixty centimeters. The male Pandas are larger than the female Pandas as thay weigh nearly 4.5 kilograms and 6.2 kilograms while a female Panda weighs some where between 3.7 kilograms to 4.5 kilograms. The upper part of the body is covered with long and soft, reddish brown fur. The lower parts of the body the fur is black in colour. The short and black legs of the Red Panda are covered with thick soles, which is like an insulator to enable it to walk on snow.

In India, the Pandas are nocturnal animals, which sleeps during the daytime in the branches and hollows of trees during the daytime. They are not gregarious and prefer to stay alone than roam in groups. Red Pandas make a twittering and whistling sound and rarely communicate with each other. They are found in the mountainous region of India situated at an altitude of more than 1800 meters. The staple diet of the Indian Red Panda consists of bamboo. The other things that it can consume include berries, fruit, mushrooms, roots, acorns, lichen, grasses, young birds, eggs, small rodents and insects.

The Indian Red Panda attains maturity at the age of two to three years. The mating season is usually around end of December to the mid February. The gestation period is for about one hundred and twelve to one hundred and fifty eight days. The nest of the Indian Panda is located in the hollow of a tree. The young Panda becomes independent after five months of its birth.

In India, the Red Panda is found in the wildlife sanctuaries of Darjeeling, West Bengal and Sikkim as well as in Arunachal Pradesh.