vs North American Badger

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North American Badger
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Microcystaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Gloeothece	Taxidea
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.