Are raccoons and bears related

Answer 1

Raccons were once though to be apart of the bear family however, they are not. The racccon is classified as a procyonidae. They are also members of the carnivora group and are distinguished by their small size and the fact that they are omnivorous, meaning that they eat both meat and plants. However, raccons are known for eating anything they can get their adapted claws on. This is one main difference between raccons and bears and, has helped determine its classification as separate from bears.

Answer 2

No. Bears are much larger and stronger than raccoons and a raccoon is intelligent enough to know that messing with a bear could cause major problems.

To expound on this answer, them relative size of a bear would completely terrify a raccoon; remember that they are even afraid of large dogs. Most species of bears actually prey on large rodents such as stoats, mink and raccoons. No raccoon in its right mind would go anywhere near a bear of any reasonable proportions.

Answer 3

No, raccoons are not bears. They are from the Procyonidaefamily. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.

Answer 4

It would be highly unlikely that they would ever meet. The vast majority of the brown bear's range is in the far north, and well removed from the raccoon's range.

Answer 5

No, raccoons and bears are in different families and not closely related. Bears are members of the Ursidae family. Raccoons are from the Proyonidae family.

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

yes