lesser panda vs red panda

lesser panda and red panda both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lesser panda	Yes	No	No	No
red panda	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lesser panda and red panda are synonyms defined as:

lesser panda and red panda: reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

Other synonyms of lesser panda include Ailurus fulgens, bear cat, cat bear, panda.

lesser panda (noun)	red panda (noun)
reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas	reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas