North American Badger vs Thrips

Taxidea taxus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Thrips
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	Aptinothrips
Species	Taxidea taxus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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