flat-backed millipede vs North American Badger

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polydesmidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Polydesmus	Taxidea
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.