Eurasian badger vs gengibre-concha

Meles meles compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Eurasian badger is Vulnerable while gengibre-concha is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian badger	gengibre-concha
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Meles	Alpinia
Species	Meles meles	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Eurasian badger

VU — Vulnerable

gengibre-concha

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian badger	gengibre-concha
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.

gengibre-concha

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Eurasian badger

O texugo-europeu (Meles meles) é classificado como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça no estado selvagem, com populações em declínio e crescente pressão sobre o habitat.