Asian Badger vs Western Gorse

Meles leucurus compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Fabaceae
Genus	Meles	Ulex
Species	Meles leucurus	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.