In 2005 it was announced that research had concluded that the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) population in the Qinling Mountains, China, was sufficiently different from other pandas to warrant the creation of a new subspecies, Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis.
In 2005 it was declared that research had concluded that the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) population in the Qinling Mountains, China, was distinct enough to warrant the creation of a new subspecies, Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis.