Devil'S Dipstick vs North American Badger

Mutinus elegans compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phallaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Mutinus	Taxidea
Species	Mutinus elegans	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.