Asian Badger vs Red Balau

Meles leucurus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Meles	Shorea
Species	Meles leucurus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.