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No, they are only distantly related. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous. Pandas are not part of the raccoon family.
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Are giant pandas in the raccoon family?
No, they are not related. Pandas are in the bear family and raccoons are procyonids - raccoon family.
Why are panda bears classified as a bear?
They classified the red panda with the raccoons because they look like and act like the raccoon.
Are pandas a type of raccoon?
No, the giant panda is a bear, not a raccoon.
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.
What is the red pandas family?
Some people think that the red panda is in the raccoon family because of its raccoon like feachures,however other people think it is in the panda bear family because of its name,well i can strongly and confidently say.......................... i don't know.why don't you say what you think (but the internet does lean slightly more towards the raccoon family!!!)
Is a red panda a mixture of a raccoon and a fox?
red panda by far.
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.
What colours are red pandas?
Red pandas have red fur, a long fluffy tail like a fox which has white rings, and a white mask like a raccoon. See the link below for photos of red pandas.
Why are the Red Pandas and the Giant Pandas from different Families?
Because the giant panda is more like the koala and the red panda is more like the raccoon. But they both have panda in thier name
Are red pandas a type of raccoon?
No although they are related to raccoons.
What are giant pandas facial features?
their face resembles a raccoon
Why are pandas related to raccoons?
Actually, pandas and raccoons are not related. They are in different families. The raccoon belongs to the procyonidae and pandas are classified as a bear (ursidae).
