Asian Badger vs Fringed rue

Meles leucurus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Rutaceae
Genus	Meles	Ruta
Species	Meles leucurus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.