flax dodder vs North American Badger

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cuscuta	Taxidea
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.