American Badger
Taxidea taxus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,972
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The American badger (Taxidea taxus) 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).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “American badger”.