Asian Badger vs Herb Robert

Meles leucurus compared with Geranium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian Badger Herb Robert
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Geraniaceae
Genus Meles Geranium
Species Meles leucurus Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian Badger Herb Robert
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Herb Robert

No description available.

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