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No. They do not belong to the bear family OR the raccoon family. Both possibilities have been thoroughly researched and red pandas are not closely related, but, as all animals are, are distantly related to both. They have been placed into a new family all their own, called the Ailuridae family. They have been placed in the genus Ailurus, and have been given the scientific name Ailurus fulgens, or 'shining cat'.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoconvergent evolution!! research has found that they aren't as closely related as many scientist thought they would, red panda belongs to its own unique family even though they have many similar characteristics shared.
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∙ 8y agoNo, raccoons are a member of the Procyonidaefamily. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles
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∙ 13y agoThe Giant Panda was originally thought to be part of the raccoon family but scientists later discovered that its DNA is related to the bear family.
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∙ 8y agoNo, raccoons and red pandas are in entirely different families. They are not closely related.
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while red pandas and raccoons are in different families, red pandas are most closely related to raccoons than to weasels.
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Are raccoons related to red pandas?
Yes, red pandas are related to both raccoons and weasels.
What animals are similar to the raccoon?
There are several species of animals that are more or less closely related to the raccoons: coati, kinkajou, ringtails, cacomistles, and olingo. Of these, the ringtails and cacomistles probably look most like raccoons (they're also the most closely related to raccoons). Red pandas are a bit more distantly related, but are kind of similar in appearance to raccoons also (if you're colorblind).
What is the difference between a Honey Badger and a Stink Badger?
Honey Badgers and Stink Badgers both use their scent glands for defense but both animals belonged in separate families Honey Badgers belong to the family Melidae while Stink Badgers belong to the family Mephitidae honey badgers and true badgers also belonged to the superfamily Musteloidea making them most closely related to weasels, martens, and otters while skunks and stink badgers both belong to the superfamily Procyonoidea making them more closely related to raccoons, red pandas, and coatis.
What do red pandas and tigers do not have in common?
Their diets. Red pandas are omnivores while tigers are carnivores.
How are bears and cats related?
Not closely. Bears and cats (and dogs and people and horses) are mammals, and may have evolved from common ancestors 60 million years ago, shortly after the asteroid impact that caused the extermination of the dinosaurs.
Are raccoons related to red pandas?
Yes, red pandas are related to both raccoons and weasels.
Are pandas related to anything?
The Giant Panda is a bear, native to central-western and south western China.
Are red pandas related to big pandas?
no, but they are related to raccoons and weasels
Are red pandas a type of raccoon?
No although they are related to raccoons.
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.
Is ring tailed coati a mammal?
Yes their related to raccoons and red pandas
Are red pandas related to bears or raccoons?
Neither! It is not a bear, nor closely related to the giant panda, nor a raccoon, nor a lineage of uncertain affinities. Rather it is a basal lineage of musteloid, with a long history of independence from its closest relatives (skunks, and otters/weasels/badgers).
What is a red panda size?
Red pandas are roughly the size of Raccoons, to whom they are distantly related.
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.
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 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.
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.
