North American Badger vs Sandy Laccaria

Taxidea taxus compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Laccaria
Species	Taxidea taxus	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.