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Not if you're referring to the Giant Panda. Giant Pandas are true bears, as molecular studies have shown, and thus share the same family name (though not the same genus name) as other bears including grizzlies, black bears, polar bears and sun bears, namely Ursidae.
The Red Panda, on the other hand, is the only animal alive that is found in the Family Ailuridae. But, this family is a part of the Superfamily Musteloidae, which encompasses both raccoons (Family Procyonidae) and skunks and weasels (Families Mephitidae and Mustelidae, respectively). Thus, it is the Red Panda that is more closely related to the raccoon than the Giant Panda.
"No, they are two separate animals." --This is the correct answer, but I thought I might elaborate on it a little bit. Is the giant panda more like a bear or raccoon? They certainly LOOK bear-ish, but they have a few unusual features that led people to believe they were not a bear. After almost a century of debate, scientists were finally able to test the genes from pandas and determine that they actually are a species of bear. Pandas are the rarest of bears. They are found in a wilderness in China that continues to disappear due to human interference.
Raccoons and pandas belong to entirely different families of mammals. The panda is classified as a bear, the raccoon belongs to the procyonids - raccoon family. Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles
Yes, because the panda has similar "mask" markings around the eyes. They also stand on their back two legs.
not sure but there was a debate on what pandas were because they showed both bear and racoon likeness.
Some scientist think the panda is a raccoon because of the red panda which is a raccoon. But others think they are bears because of DNA relations
They are both mammals but not closely related. Raccoons and pandas are from two different families.
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Is the red panda more closely related to raccoon?
YES. A panda is related to a raccoon. It is the closest in similarity. The bear does not have as many similarities.
Is it true that a panda is not really a bear but rather a relative of the raccoon?
No, a giant panda is a bear but the red panda is related to the raccoon.
Chinese relative of the raccoon that is 2 words what is it?
You are probably referring to the red panda but these are only distantly related to the raccoon.
Are red panda and raccoon's related?
Yes.
Is a red panda a mixture of a raccoon and a fox?
red panda by far.
What is a panda's relative?
The red panda is related to raccoons, kinkajou, coati, and the panda.
You heard that the panda is not a bear?
The giant panda is not a bear. It's actually closer related to a raccoon.
What are the pandas relatives?
panda bears are related to grizzly bears and some people say they are related to the raccoon.
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 is the best evidence that the giant panda is more closely related to bears than is the raccoon like lesser panda involves?
it is DNA sequence comparisons
Are pandas a type of raccoon?
No, the giant panda is a bear, not a raccoon.
What is the difference between raccoon and a red panda?
The difference between a raccoon and a red panda is that they have a different color of fur, a raccoon is nocturnal, red pandas live in bamboo forests, and a raccoon is predatory. :)
