Elegant Polypore vs North American Badger

Cerioporus varius compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cerioporus	Taxidea
Species	Cerioporus varius	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.