Asian Badger vs Potato Blight

Meles leucurus compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Meles	Phytophthora
Species	Meles leucurus	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Potato Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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.