North American Badger vs Pine Jelly

Taxidea taxus compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Exidia
Species	Taxidea taxus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.