Matsutake vs North American Badger

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	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	Tricholomataceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Tricholoma	Taxidea
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.