North American Badger vs Stinking Dapperling

Taxidea taxus compared with Lepiota cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Stinking Dapperling
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Taxidea	Lepiota
Species	Taxidea taxus	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Stinking Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

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