North American Badger vs Spotted Thistle

Taxidea taxus compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Taxidea	Scolymus
Species	Taxidea taxus	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Spotted Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).