American badger

American badger
In Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Taxidiinae
Pocock, 1920
Genus: Taxidea
Waterhouse, 1839
Species:
T. taxus
Binomial name
Taxidea taxus
(Schreber, 1777)
American badger range

The American badger (Taxidea taxus)[n 1] is a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related. It is found in the western, central, and northeastern United States, northern Mexico, and south-central Canada to certain areas of southwestern British Columbia.

The American badger's habitat is typified by open grasslands with available prey (such as mice, squirrels, and groundhogs). The species prefers areas such as prairie regions with sandy loam soils where it can dig more easily for its prey.

  1. ^ Helgen, K.; Reid, F. (2016). "Taxidea taxus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41663A45215410. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41663A45215410.en. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ EB (1878).
  3. ^ EB (1911).


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