North American Badger vs Tile Lichen

Taxidea taxus compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American Badger	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Taxidea	Lecidea
Species	Taxidea taxus	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American Badger	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.