Eurasian badger vs Floating Fern

Meles meles compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Eurasian badger is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian badger	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Salviniales (水生シダ類)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Meles	Salvinia
Species	Meles meles	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Eurasian badger

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian badger	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian badger

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Eurasian badger

ヨーロッパアナグマ（Meles meles）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧II類（VU）に分類されています。個体群の減少と生息地への圧力の増大により、野生での絶滅危険度が高い状況に直面しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden