North American Badger vs Streamside Swordfern

Taxidea taxus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Nephrolepis
Species	Taxidea taxus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.