North American Badger vs Thrift Rust

Taxidea taxus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Uromyces
Species	Taxidea taxus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.