Giant Elm Bracket vs North American Badger

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Rigidoporus	Taxidea
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.