Asian Badger vs Painted Suillus

Meles leucurus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Suillaceae
Genus	Meles	Suillus
Species	Meles leucurus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and 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.