2006-11-23 13:08:28 · 19 answers · asked by makingthisup 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Short answer: Yes.
Pandas are NOT marsupials (maybe people are thinking of the koalas or wombats, which may superficially resemble "bears"...)
There are two species known as pandas and both belong to the placental mammalian order Carnivora. Their relative positions within the order have shifted, and at some point they were assigned to a family of their own. Modern analyses have shown that the lesser or red panda (Ailurus fulgens) and the greater panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are only superficially similar (and not very much, at that).
The lesser panda is a member of family Procyonidae, along with the racoons and coatimundis. Thus, it's not technically a bear.
The greater panda (the black and white one) is a member of family Ursidae, which includes all the bears. It is a very specialized bear, as it evolved as a folivore (leaf-eater) from omnivore ancestors, but a bear nonetheless.
2006-11-23 15:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Calimecita 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No i think They are Marsupials,here are some information to help you:The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca "black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to eastern Tibet and western and south-western China.[1]
The panda's main food is bamboo, but they may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, and yams. Easily recognizable through its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, ears and on its rotund body, the giant panda is an endangered animal: an estimated 1,600 pandas live in the wild and some 188 were reported to live in captivity at the end of 2005, twenty of which are found outside of China. However, reports show that the panda numbers in the wild are on the rise.[2][3]
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2006-11-24 13:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by DaRkAngeL XIII 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pandas are indeed in the bear family, and they most certainly are NOT in the marsupial family. Who thought of such a thing??? For example, if a panda was a marsupial, the zoos would not be able to take them from theor mothers at first, like kangaroos.
2006-11-23 22:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by cougar1331puma 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pandas and bears are carnivores and in that sense they belong to the same order, Carnivora.Pandas belong to the family; Procyonidae whereas bears belong to the family; Ursidae. Pandas are located around Himalayas. They differ in respect of tails and feet. Pandas feed on bamboo leaves.
2006-11-23 22:36:16 · answer #4 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca "black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China.[1]
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2006-11-25 08:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca "black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China.
2006-11-23 21:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, they aren't. The panda to which you are most likely referring, the giant panda, is a marsupial of sorts as it carries its young in a pouch. The lesser known red panda is rather closely related to raccoons.
2006-11-23 21:17:31 · answer #7 · answered by Rat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes pandas are bears,they have a lot of features which resemble the grisly but when it comes to eating habits pandas are strictly vegetarians, they eat fresh bamboo shoots.
2006-11-23 21:11:59 · answer #8 · answered by Ramanadhan C 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. I don't know exactly what the order and gesesis and stuff like that is, but I know it is actually part of the racoon family, no joke.
2006-11-23 21:46:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are "panda bears"
2006-11-23 21:22:26 · answer #10 · answered by Lord Ares 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋