Grayish Button Lichen vs North American Badger

Diplotomma alboatrum compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grayish Button Lichen	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Caliciaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Diplotomma	Taxidea
Species	Diplotomma alboatrum	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grayish Button Lichen	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.