North American Badger vs Thicket Twist

Taxidea taxus compared with Pandemis dumetana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Thicket Twist
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Tortricidae
Genus	Taxidea	Pandemis
Species	Taxidea taxus	Pandemis dumetana

Evolutionary Relationship

North American Badger and Thicket Twist share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Twist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Thicket Twist
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Twist

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.