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Raccoons are actually closer to weasels and ferrets than to bears. Procyonidae, the family that includes raccoons, is a member of the superfamily Musteloidea, which also includes weasels and ferrets. Bears are members of another superfamily, Ursoidea.

Here's the family tree (scroll down for the diagram):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musteloidea