Brown-backed Needletail vs North American Badger

Hirundapus giganteus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Needletail	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apodidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hirundapus	Taxidea
Species	Hirundapus giganteus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Needletail and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Needletail	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-backed Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-backed Needletail

The Brown-Backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus) is a species in the genus Hirundapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.