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 announced that research had demonstrated that the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in the Qinling Mountains, China, was unique and warranted the creation of a new subspecies, Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis.