North American Badger vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Taxidea taxus compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Physciaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Phaeophyscia
Species	Taxidea taxus	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.