Black-spot Flat-body vs North American Badger

Agonopterix propinquella compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spot Flat-body	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Depressariidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Agonopterix	Taxidea
Species	Agonopterix propinquella	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-spot Flat-body and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-spot Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spot Flat-body	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spot Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-spot Flat-body

The Black-spot Flat-body (Agonopterix propinquella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.