Asian Badger vs Prostrate pigweed

Meles leucurus compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Prostrate pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Meles	Amaranthus
Species	Meles leucurus	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Prostrate pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.