red panda vs lesser panda

red panda and lesser panda both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

red panda (noun)	lesser 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