Common Cardinal vs North American Badger

Cardinalis cardinalis compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cardinal	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cardinalidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cardinalis	Taxidea
Species	Cardinalis cardinalis	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cardinal and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cardinal	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Cardinal

Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.