Bitter-Root vs North American Badger

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Apocynum	Taxidea
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.