narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth vs North American Badger

Hemaris tityus compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sphingidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hemaris	Taxidea
Species	Hemaris tityus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.