North American Badger vs Rusty Crust

Taxidea taxus compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Rusty Crust
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)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Skeletocutis
Species	Taxidea taxus	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.