Is a giant panda a panda?

Answer 1

Yes, there is. A Giant Panda is larger than the Red Panda, which a small fox-like animal of a completely different species.

Answer 2

No, but their is the other species, the red panda, which is like a red raccoon or fox.Actually There used to be dwarf pandas but they are extinct, which were the ancestors of the giant panda

Answer 3

Nope! They are actually the same species. There is no such thing as a 'regular panda'. The real name of every black and white panda is the giant panda. There is another species of panda though, but it is called the red panda. They look like red and orange raccoons, but are separate from both bears and raccoons genetically, and a new family has been made just for them, called the Ailuridae family.

Answer 4

They are both the same. There is no smaller version of the Giant Panda. They are called Giant Panda to distinguish them from the Red Panda, which is a smaller animal and a completely different species (ailurus fulgens).

"Panda," "Giant Panda," and "Panda Bear" are all different phrases for the same thing. However, giant pandas are quite different from lesser pandas (also called red pandas).

Answer 5

That depends,usualy yes, but there is also the fact that red pandas can also be refred to as pandas.

Answer 6

The red panda is small, almost raccoon sized.

Answer 7

Yes, the giant panda is also known as a panda bear.

Answer 8

Yes