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No, they are not related. Pandas are in the bear family and raccoons are procyonids - raccoon family.
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Are pandas a type of raccoon?
No, the giant panda is a bear, not a raccoon.
What are giant pandas facial features?
their face resembles a raccoon
How many different pandas there are pandas?
Two, although they are not closely related. The giant panda is a bear while the red panda is more closely related to the raccoon family.
To what family are pandas related?
Giant pandas belong to the bear (Ursidae) family
Are pandas related to anything?
The Giant Panda is a bear, native to central-western and south western China.
Are red pandas pandas?
Yes, they are pandas. They are not considered a bear, though. They are more closely related to the raccoon and skunk. Red pandas where found before the Giant panda was.
How do you compare giant pandas and lesser pandas?
The giant panda is much larger, is black and white in color, and has a short tail. The lesser is smaller, and looks similar to a red and white raccoon.
Why are the Red Pandas and the Giant Pandas from different Families?
Because the giant panda is more like the koala and the red panda is more like the raccoon. But they both have panda in thier name
Why are panda bears classified as a bear?
They classified the red panda with the raccoons because they look like and act like the raccoon.
Is a panda really a cat?
Pandas aren't cats. Giant pandas are fairly closely related to other bears, while the red/lesser panda is remote relative to the raccoon.
How can DNA help scientists make the classification of similar organisms such as giant pandas and red pandas more accurate?
It revealed that the panda is a bear rather than related to the raccoon.
How are pandas like the raccoon family?
No, they are only distantly related. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous. Pandas are not part of the raccoon family.
