Asian Badger vs coral-bean

Meles leucurus compared with Erythrina fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian Badger coral-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Fabaceae
Genus Meles Erythrina
Species Meles leucurus Erythrina fusca

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian Badger coral-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

No description available.

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