Is a red panda a noun common noun or proper noun?

The compound noun 'red panda' is a common noun, a Word for any red panda anywhere.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

• Sandra Glass, Curator, Knoxville Zoo (TN), coordinator for the North American Red Panda Species Survival Plan
• Red Panda Circle NW, Massillon, OH
• The Red Panda Restaurant, Belfast, UK
• "Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda" By Angela R Glatston