The differences between raccoons and red pandas are:
1. Different appearance.
The red panda has dot-shaped "eyebrows", a wide face, a short mouth, and wide white triangular ears. Moreover, the red panda has thick and short legs and walks slowly; the little raccoon has a pointed nose and a thin mouth. The eyes are covered with black goggles, the limbs are slender and agile, and the front paws are especially flexible. One obvious thing is that raccoons have small, pointed ears.
2. They belong to different categories.
The red panda's classification system was controversial when it was first discovered. In the early 19th century, French zoologist Frédéric Cuvier defined the genus name Ailurus for the red panda based on its resemblance to a domestic cat. Later, the creature was classified into the raccoon family, the bear family, and the panda family. Yake et al. The raccoon is an animal in the family Raccoonidae, order Mammalia, order Carnivora. Originating from North America, they are named raccoons because they wash their food in water before eating.
3. Different places of origin.
Red pandas are endemic to Asia. Native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, the number of adults surviving in the wild is estimated to be less than 10,000, and it is classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); while raccoons are a specialty of North America.
Cultural connotation of red pandas:
Red pandas are important socially, scientifically and economically. They are the mascots of the Darjeeling International Tea Festival. The red panda skin is used to make hats and the tail is used as a duster. The red panda has played a key role in the taxonomic study of the Ursidae and Red Panda families. Red pandas are illegally hunted and sold to zoos or killed for their skins. Few zoos purchase these illegal specimens, making this a rather inefficient business, but the pelts can be found in local villages and used in cultural ceremonies.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Red Panda