Asian Badger vs Gall midge

Meles leucurus compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Meles	Contarinia
Species	Meles leucurus	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Badger and Gall midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.