The red panda’s tail is not prehensile and makes up 40% of its total length.
The red panda’s tail is proportionately shorter in young than in adults, averaging about 70 millimeters or 25% of the total length in contrast to about 40% of the total length in adults.
The tail is not prehensile, but is used as a support and counterbalance when climbing. In normal progression on the ground, the tail is carried straight out and horizontal to the ground.
• Image | © Mathias Appel, Public Domain, (CC0 1.0)
• Sources | (Roberts, 1981; Roberts & Gittleman, 1984)
