Why are red pandas related to giant pandas?

Answer 1

NO. they are not. They are called pandas because they look between a panda and a cat. But the panda did come after the red panda.

also red pandas are their OWN species pandas fall into the category of racoons which scientists just discovered. giant pandas are normal.

Answer 2

No, it is not related to the Giant Panda. The Giant Panda is a bear. The Red Panda is believed by scientists to be more closely related to the skunk or raccoon.

The name "panda" is derived from the Nepalese word "poonya" which literally means "eater of bamboo." The Red Panda was given this name before the Giant Panda.

They live in Asia, high up in the mountains, and sleep in trees.
Yes it is but some say that the red panda is part of the raccoon familiy and the giant panda is related to the bear family.

Answer 3

The answer below (the old answer), was the scientifically accepted view until genetic research last year. This showed that actually the red panda is very closely related to the giant panda, and is far closer genetically to giant pandas than racoons

No they are not. Giant pandas are bears and belong to the family Ursidae, which is the family all bears belong to. Red pandas are more closely related to raccoons and ferrets although this relationship is a distant one. Red pandas belong to the family Ailuridae, which consists only of the red panda and its extinct relatives. Giant and Red Pandas are similar in name and somewhat similar in distribution and diet but that is where the similarities end.

Answer 4

Because the red one may be smaller but both more or less live in the same spots and have related markings.

Answer 5

Red Pandas are closely related to raccoons while Giant Pandas are true bears. Both are mammals and belong to the same order of mammals.

Answer 6

They are related as members of the same order of Mammals.

They are both members of the mammal order.

Answer 7

Although it is known as the red panda, scientists are still deciding whether they are actually related to the giant panda at all, as their stripy tail reminds us of the raccoon.

Answer 8

No they're closer to raccoons.

Answer 9

They are both Pandas