North American Badger vs Ocellated Darner

Taxidea taxus compared with Boyeria grafiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Ocellated Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Taxidea	Boyeria
Species	Taxidea taxus	Boyeria grafiana

Evolutionary Relationship

North American Badger and Ocellated Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Ocellated Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.