Devil'S Urn vs North American Badger

Urnula craterium compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Urn is Endangered while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Urnula	Taxidea
Species	Urnula craterium	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.