forked veilwort vs North American Badger

Metzgeria furcata compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forked veilwort	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Metzgeriaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Metzgeria	Taxidea
Species	Metzgeria furcata	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forked veilwort	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.