North American Badger vs Painted Suillus

Taxidea taxus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Suillaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Suillus
Species	Taxidea taxus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.