Fringed Cup vs North American Badger

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Encoelia	Taxidea
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.