Fly marsh elder vs North American Badger

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Iva	Taxidea
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.