Goat's-beard vs North American Badger

Tragopogon pratensis compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goat's-beard	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Tragopogon	Taxidea
Species	Tragopogon pratensis	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goat's-beard	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goat's-beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.