Devil'S Paintbrush vs North American Badger

Pilosella aurantiaca compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Paintbrush	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Pilosella	Taxidea
Species	Pilosella aurantiaca	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.