mulgara vs North American Badger

Dasycercus cristicauda compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mulgara	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasyuridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dasycercus	Taxidea
Species	Dasycercus cristicauda	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.