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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).
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∙ 8y agoActually, red pandas bear little resemblance to a raccoon.
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∙ 8y agoNo, red pandas and raccoons are in entirely different families.
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∙ 12y agothey have claws!
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∙ 15y agoYes it is.
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Are pandas related to anything?
The Giant Panda is a bear, native to central-western and south western China.
Are raccoons related to red pandas?
Yes, red pandas are related to both raccoons and weasels.
Are red pandas related to big pandas?
no, but they are related to raccoons and weasels
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 pandas bears or raccoons?
Scientists finally tested the genes from a panda to determine pandas are actually a species of bear. They are the rarest of bears, and found around the wilderness of China, which is currently disappearing due to human encroachment. Giant Pandas in the Bear Clade, and Lesser Pandas(Red Pandas)are in the Raccoon Clade. Bears, Raccoons, and Dogs have a common ancestor.
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
What is a red panda size?
Red pandas are roughly the size of Raccoons, to whom they are distantly related.
How are panda bears classified?
I believe that they are currently bears. For a while, they were thought to be related to the raccoon family. Their cousins, the red pandas, are related to raccoons. Scientists have now declared them as bears.
What is the relation between a red panda and a giant panda?
Giant pandas, which are true bears, belong to the bear family (Ursidae) and the suborder Caniformia. Red pandas are more closely related to raccoons, weasels, and skunks, sharing the same superfamily (Musteloidea) with them and not with giant pandas. However, the Musteloidea superfamily falls under the suborder Caniformia, so both giant and red pandas belong to the same suborder.
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.
