Is considered PANDA a bear?

Answer 1

Recent genetic studies prove that the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, represents an early divergence from the Ursidae - in other words, it is a member of the bear family, but its long separation from other bears makes it distinctive.

The classification of the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, has been controversial ever since its discovery. It is currently placed in the Procyonidae (raccoon family).

Answer 2

Panda phylogeny asks "Is a panda a bear or a raccoon family member?" Using DNA sequence data a new phylogenetic tree places the black & white Giant Pandas as members of the bear family with three extinct species in the panda genus Ailuropoda.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda
Red Pandas are now separate from Giant Pandas & placed in their own family, next to skunks, raccoons and weasels, with just two species.

Answer 3

i don't know how your question makes sense... are you trying to ask is a PANDA considered a bear? if that's what you meant i believe they are related but not considered bears even though it is in their name. look:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae (same as bear)
Genus: Ailuropoda

look: "Pandas are bear-like animals with a white coat and black fur around their eyes, on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders. An adult giant panda has a head and body length of 3 to 4 feet, and weighs between 185 and 245 pounds. The unique physical features of the giant panda include broad, flat molars and an enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb - both of these adaptations are used for crushing and eating bamboo."

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Answer 4

I wouldn't put the pandas in the Ursidae (bears) but in the Aeloropidae, by themselves. They are probably more closely related to the raccoons. Look at a picture of the lesser or red panda and you can see the resemblance.

Answer 5

yes, panda bears

they look like bears, but they are not as cuddly in real life as they look, like any bear they will take you out if you go anywhere near their young

pandass are not to be confused with Pinjas, which are what you get when you cross pandas with ninjas

Marsupials?

they are not australian. marsupials are only found in Australia, some pandas are well over 6ft

like i said, they can take you out if you go near their young,
reckon a 4ft bear could take you out?

Marsupials have a special post embryonic patch to hold their young so they can develop outside the womb, like kangaroos do

Answer 6

Simply put, the Panda is more closely related to a Raccoon than it is to a Grizzly.