Hazel Bracket vs North American Badger

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel 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	Incrustoporiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Skeletocutis	Taxidea
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.