Asian Badger vs Root Rot

Meles leucurus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Meles	Heterobasidion
Species	Meles leucurus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, 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.