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Are raccoons related to the giant panda?

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Yes I raccoons are related to giant pandas

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Are pandas related to anything?

The Giant Panda is a bear, native to central-western and south western China.


What is a panda's relative?

The red panda is related to raccoons, kinkajou, coati, and the panda.


What are the type of panda?

there are three types of pandas. 1) Giant Pandas - the familiar black and white bear 3) Qinling panda - a subspecies of the giant panda that is dark brown and light brown 2) Red Pandas (also known as the Lesser Panda), not related to the giant panda.


Do panda bears come from raccoons?

Giant Pandas have the same ancestor as Raccoons, but are in the Bear Clade. Lesser Pandas are in the Raccoon Clade, and all Bears, Raccoons, and Dogs have a common ancestor. Giant Pandas are closely related to Raccoons, more related than any other species in the Bear Clade.


Are red panda's and panda's alike none of these questions help me i want to know if they are really related?

Red pandas and giant pandas are not alike. They are two different species of animal. Red pandas are related to raccoons whereas giant pandas are bears.


Who are distant relatives of the giant panda?

The red panda is related to raccoons, kinkajou, coati, and the panda.


On what continents does a panda live?

The Giant Panda (Ailuropodamelanoleuca) is native only to Asia.China currently rents pandas to several zoos outside China for about $1,000,000/year.The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also called the lesser panda, is native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China (Asia). It is not closely related to the Giant Panda; it is more closely related to skunks, weasels, and raccoons.


What traits do raccoons have that are the same as the giant panda?

They both have a mask-like feature.


Why are red pandas related to giant pandas?

NO. they are not. They are called pandas because they look between a panda and a cat. But the panda did come after the red panda. also red pandas are their OWN species pandas fall into the category of racoons which scientists just discovered. giant pandas are normal.


What are some of the closely related animals to the red panda?

The red panda is not closely related to any other animal. It was thought to be related to the bear or raccoon families but it is not. It is the only species of the genus Ailurus and the family Ailuridae.


What animals are in the same family as a giant panda?

All bears are from the same family (Ursidae) as the giant panda. The red panda belongs to a different family (Ailuridae) and is only distantly related to the giant panda.


What is the apperance of a panda?

it depends on what knid of panda. a brown panda and a giant panda are basically the same, but the brown panda is brown as opposed to black. red pandas look much like raccoons, but are an orangey reddy browny kind of color. look up "giant panda" on google images and you will see a giant panda. imagine the black on that panda is a brown color, and you have a brown panda.