North American Badger vs Square-spot Deerfly

Taxidea taxus compared with Chrysops viduatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Square-spot Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Tabanidae
Genus	Taxidea	Chrysops
Species	Taxidea taxus	Chrysops viduatus

Evolutionary Relationship

North American Badger and Square-spot Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Square-spot Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Square-spot Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-spot Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.