Double-crested Cormorant vs North American Badger

Phalacrocorax auritus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Double-crested Cormorant	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Taxidea
Species	Phalacrocorax auritus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Double-crested Cormorant and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Double-crested Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Double-crested Cormorant	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Double-crested Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.