vs Northern Hog-badger

Diderma meyerae compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Hog-badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Didymiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Diderma	Arctonyx
Species	Diderma meyerae	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Hog-badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.