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YES. A panda is related to a raccoon. It is the closest in similarity. The bear does not have as many similarities.
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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.
Is a red panda a mixture of a raccoon and a fox?
red panda by far.
What is the best evidence that the giant panda is more closely related to bears than is the raccoon like lesser panda involves?
it is DNA sequence comparisons
What is the scientific name of the panda bear?
The giant panda is Ailuropoda melaleuca. The red or lesser panda, which isn't all that closely related to the giant panda (among other things, it's not a "bear"; it's really more similar to a raccoon), is Ailurus fulgens.
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.
Are panda bears raccoon family or bear family?
The Giant Panda Bear is a bear, and is from the bear family the Ursidae. The Giant Panda just happens to be black and white, with a passion for bamboo, and live in China, but he is genetically a bear. The Red Panda had been classed in the raccoon family in the past. But since genetic testing has made it possible to determine it does not belong with them. The Red Panda has it's own family the Ailuridae, more closely related to skunks, and weasels. For more details, please see the sites listed below. Yes they are!
Is the panda related to the raccoon?
A panda is more closely related to bears than raccoons. Scientists studied this for a long time, and DNA confirms that they are part of the bear family. However, the bear family and raccoon family are closely related.
Are pandas related to anything?
The Giant Panda is a bear, native to central-western and south western China.
Can a raccoon and lemur breed?
A lemur isn't related to a raccoon because it is in the monkey family.
Is a panda a rodent?
There is some argument about exactly where the Panda belongs in the scheme of things, Howeverscientists have concluded that the giant panda is more closely related to bears and have placed the panda in the bear family "Ursidae".
Why does a red panda look like a raccoon?
Pandas are close relatives to the raccoon and are more raccoon than they are bear.Actually, it has recently been discovered that Red Pandas are not any more closely related to raccoons than they are to bears, but are in a family all of their own, called Ailuridae.Raccoons are members of the Procyonidaefamily, while the Bear family is called Ursidae.
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.
