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For a long time, scientists were trying to find the RIGHT family for pandas, because it is related to the red panda, but the red panda's relatives are raccoons. But, they found out that Panda Bears were related to the Bears, not raccoons. The red panda has it's own family.

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Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.

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Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles. All are generally considered omnivores.

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Raccoons belong to the Procyonidae family of canivores that includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.

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Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles.

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