North American Badger vs Rooting Polypore

Taxidea taxus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Polyporus
Species	Taxidea taxus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.