North American Badger vs Thrip

Taxidea taxus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• North American Badger is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Thripidae
Genus	Taxidea	Hercinothrips
Species	Taxidea taxus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).