2006-06-21 04:25:45 · 6 answers · asked by Noncyclicphotophosphorylation 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
What are these animals closest relatives?
2006-06-21 05:37:35 · update #1
opossums are marsupials, I believe racoons are in the same family as bears.
2006-06-21 04:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by LoAnnie81 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
IF you are referring to family as in scientific classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species) then Opossum belong to the family Didelphidae and Raccoons belong to the family Procyonidae.
2006-06-21 04:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Baddog2017 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raccoons, skunks, and ferrets all share a 'Superfamily' (Musteloidea) but have their own "sub"-families. Raccoons belong in the family 'Procyonidae'; this includes Raccoon species, Coatimundi species, Kinkajous, and a few other less well known species. Skunks are in the Mephitis family, which contains skunks and two species of badger. Ferrets are in the Mustelinae family, which includes wolverines, weasels, ferrets and martins. So really, a ferret is about as closely related to a skunk as it is to a raccoon.
2016-05-20 08:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Opossums are in the family didelphidae, which is the order marsupialia - in other words, they are related to koalas and kangaroos... they have the pouch for their young... Raccoons are in a totally different order - Carnivora... They have their own family - Procyonidae... if you are looking for a relationship between the two, they are both in the class Mammalia!
I have to add, that rodents are their own order - Rodentia - and again, their relationship is that they are Mammals!
2006-06-21 04:40:51 · answer #4 · answered by KC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they would be considered rodents lol ....but what does YOUR NAME mean?
2006-06-21 04:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by mz.Tiza 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rodents and rats. lol
2006-06-21 04:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋