2006-12-12 17:34:36 · 8 answers · asked by csonski 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They are both animals
2006-12-12 17:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by N8t!^3 B@ll@ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a very big raccoon fan. All I can say is they are not related. Raccoons may look like cat sometimes but they are not under one Family.
2006-12-13 08:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by tayki_hanson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both carnivorous mammals, order Carnivora.
But different families,
the cats are in a family, called Felidae (with lions, tigers, house cats, cheetah, etc)
the racoon are in a family called Procyonidae (with ring-tails and coatis)
NEITHER is in the bear family, Ursidae.
Yes they ARE definately related. All life is related, from bacteria to mushrooms to jellyfish to flies. So, yes, they are related, and both related to bacteria, mushrooms, etc. Better to ask HOW closely related are cats and racoons, then the answer is different families of carnivorous mammals (a group of [mostly] meat eating animals with milk production, and live birth)
2006-12-13 12:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by nnjamerson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RACCOON
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
CAT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Felis
Species: F. silvestris
Subspecies: F.s. catus
CONCLUSION
they are both different family..different genus...so it obvious they are not related..
2006-12-13 02:14:57 · answer #4 · answered by L_n_C_fReAk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, raccoons are related to the bear family.
2006-12-13 01:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no raccoons are more like bears
2006-12-13 17:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They split up at family level.
2006-12-13 06:42:05 · answer #7 · answered by Vango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup! they're brothers and sisters!!
2006-12-13 01:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋