vs North American Badger

Anisonema multicostatum compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North American Badger
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Peranemea (Peranemea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anisonemida (Anisonemida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Anisonemidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Anisonema	Taxidea
Species	Anisonema multicostatum	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Anisonema multicostatum is a heterotrophic euglenozoan flagellate found in freshwater and soil environments. Like other members of the genus Anisonema, it feeds by phagocytosis of bacteria and organic particles.