Kalmar "Ailurus fulgens" tana nufin wani nau'in kananan dabbobi masu shayarwa 'yan asalin yankin gabashin Himalayas da kudu maso yammacin kasar Sin, wanda aka fi sani da "Red panda." Sunan "Ailurus" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "aios" ma'ana "bambanta," da "uros" ma'ana "wutsiya," yana nufin bambancin ja da fari na dabba. "Fulgens" kalma ce ta Latin da ke ma'anar "haske" ko "mai haske," mai yiwuwa tana nufin ja-ja-jaja na dabba.