Girdled Dapperling vs North American Badger

Lepiota boudieri compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Girdled Dapperling is Vulnerable while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Dapperling	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lepiota	Taxidea
Species	Lepiota boudieri	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Girdled Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Dapperling	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.