Melancholy Thistle vs North American Badger

Cirsium heterophyllum compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melancholy Thistle	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	Cirsium	Taxidea
Species	Cirsium heterophyllum	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.