Ebony Cup vs North American Badger

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Cup	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	Pseudoplectania	Taxidea
Species	Pseudoplectania nigrella	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Cup	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.