Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Ursidae Batsch, 1788 - bears
           Genus Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870 [monotypic] - giant panda
             1 Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) - giant panda