Hello. A bit of a different request. But some time ago I saw a post with a European badger and an American badger side by side with some people getting confused with and questioning if the American badger was actually a wolverine. Is there anyway you could showcase the three of them together to compare them? The European badger, American badger and wolverine side by side?
ooo okay! i wish i could see the original post, both because i'm curious and also because i think i could answer better if i knew how the first discussion went, but i'll do my best!
firstly of course (although i'm not remotely qualified to answer on a detailed taxological level) they're all members of the family Mustelidae, but they're each in a different genus.
smaller build, distinctive facial markings
very adaptable and opportunistic omnivore, eating many things including plants/grains, fruits, insects, and smaller vertebrates.
live together in clans of 6 to 20
prefers deciduous and mixed woodlands
hibernates through winter
heavyset build, distinctive massive foreclaws
fossorial carnivore, eating other burrowing animals like snakes, mice, gophers, and ground dwelling birds
lives in solitude, except around breeding season
prefers prairies and open grasslands
generally nocturnal except females caring for young
less active but still emerges in winter
found across most of the world in the Northern hemisphere
genus Gulo (only extant member)
dark, mostly solid color fur
primarily feeds by scavenging, but also capable of hunting for many types of small to medium animals.
also known to have taken down prey much larger than itself including deer, cow, and even lynx
prefers isolated arctic boreal and alpine regions.
generally active day or night, with 3-4 hours of alternating sleep and activity.
so yeah! there are lots more specifics about each of these three animals but that's some really basic stuff. they all have definite similarities, while also being demonstrably different in lots of ways.
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