Asian Badger vs Higuillo

Meles leucurus compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Higuillo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Piperaceae
Genus	Meles	Piper
Species	Meles leucurus	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Higuillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Higuillo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.