Crescent Map Lichen vs North American Badger

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Map Lichen	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Taxidea
Species	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Map Lichen	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.