North American Badger vs Potato flea beetle

Taxidea taxus compared with Psylliodes affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Taxidea	Psylliodes
Species	Taxidea taxus	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

North American Badger and Potato flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Potato flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).