Asian Badger vs Plain Swift

Meles leucurus compared with Apus unicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Plain Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Apodidae
Genus	Meles	Apus
Species	Meles leucurus	Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Badger and Plain Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Plain Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.