Autumn Crocus vs North American Badger

Colchicum autumnale compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Colchicaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Colchicum	Taxidea
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.