North American Badger vs Splitpea Shanklet

Taxidea taxus compared with Collybia cookei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Splitpea Shanklet
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Taxidea	Collybia
Species	Taxidea taxus	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Splitpea Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.