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Is a panda related to a ferret?

Updated: 11/13/2022
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Not really. Pandas belong to the bear family, Ursidae, and ferrets belong to the Weasel family, Mustelidae, both being members of the Order Carnivora.

You could consider it a very loose link, at one point both species shared a common ancestor, many millions of years ago.

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