A cherished, fan-favorite red panda at the San Francisco Zoo died of a parasitic infection, the zoo announced Thursday .

Some claim red pandas are actually fancy mustelids—a family that includes weasels, badgers, wolverines, martens and polecats—and that both panda varieties have a streak of raccoon in there ...

Despite their name and appearance, red pandas are not closely related to giant pandas; they are actually more closely related to raccoons. The name panda is believed to come from the Nepali word ...

While they share their name with black-and-white giant pandas, they are not closely related. Previously, red pandas were classified as part of the Procyonidae family, which includes raccoons and ...

Despite their name, Red Pandas are not related to panda bears. They actually belong to their own taxonomic category called Ailuridae. "Trash Pandas" makes sense because raccoons share the black ...

The red panda is the sole living species in this family. The Ailuridae family is a part of the Musteloidea superfamily, which also contains skunks, raccoons, weasels and other-like animal.

A red panda named Tofu hangs out in the Cat Complex at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Wednesday. ... red pandas are close relatives to raccoons, skunks and weasels.

Red Panda: Giant Panda: Scientific Name: Ailurus fulgens: Ailuropoda melanoleuca: ... Reddish-brown fur, raccoon-like face, bushy ringed tail, and dark legs with white facial markings.