noun
red panda; lesser panda
Refers to the animal Ailurus fulgens. In Japanese, パンダ alone usually means the giant panda, so レッサーパンダ is used to distinguish the red panda.
動物園でレッサーパンダを見た。
I saw a red panda at the zoo.
レッサーパンダは主に竹を食べる。
Red pandas mainly eat bamboo.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some texts.
Usually refers to the giant panda. レッサーパンダ specifically means the red panda, a different species.
From English 'lesser panda', a term used to distinguish it from the giant panda.