mountain hare vs North American Badger

Lepus timidus compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• mountain hare is Near Threatened while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain hare	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lepus	Taxidea
Species	Lepus timidus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain hare and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain hare	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.