Carelessweed vs North American Badger

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Amaranthus	Taxidea
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.