Deceiver vs North American Badger

Laccaria laccata compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Laccaria	Taxidea
Species	Laccaria laccata	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.