Alpine Earwort vs North American Badger

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Diplophyllum	Taxidea
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.