Natal plum vs North American Badger

Carissa macrocarpa compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Natal plum	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apocynaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Carissa	Taxidea
Species	Carissa macrocarpa	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Natal plum	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).