American BadgerTaxidea taxus
Location, Habitat and Diet
American badgers live in the Northern and Western United States, but can be found as far north as southern Canada and as far south as Baja Mexico.
AMERICAN BADGER FACTS
Description
The American Badger has a flattened body with short and stocky legs. The fur on the back and sides is grayish or reddish. The underside is a buff color.
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Species Code: TATA
Description: The Badger is a brown fur-covered mammal with short legs and low profile. The head appears pointed and small for the body. They have short ears and a short, furry tail.
American badgers are not very agile. Their normal gait is a leisurely waddle, but when pursued they run close to the ground with a trotting movement. A special belly gland emits a musky odour when the animal is excited.
American Badger
Order Carnivora : Family Mustelidae : Taxidea taxus (Schreber) ...
American Badger Behaviour
No observations regarding American Badger behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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Habitat The American Badger lives in open areas like plains and prairies, farmland and the edges of woods.
North American Badger
Taxidea taxus
The badger is a stocky animal. It has a flat body and short, powerful legs. The fur on the back and flanks of a badger ranges from gray to red and the underside is usually a light color.
The Badger (Taxidea taxus) also called American Badger, is a member of the weasel family. It is a powerful digger and is fairly uncommon. It is a resident over the western two thirds of the U.S.
American Badger
Beautiful animal was running along side car. Motion was wave like. Fur looked lush and animal seemed to be healthy. Marking distinctive. Was on sandy road lightly traveled.
American badgers prefer dry, open country, avoiding forests and areas with rocky soil. Primarily found in the great plains of North America.
American badgers are loners, leading solitary lives except when males and females meet up to mate, and when females are rearing their young.
American Badger
Taxidea taxus (scientific)
Badgers live in all states west of Michigan and Illinois. They make their dens in open grasslands, prairies and even farms. Badgers are excellent diggers and can burrow new dens as often as once day.
The American badger is carnivorous and a loaner except when mating or rearing young . The Fox, the Coyote, and the hawk follow badgers in order to catch animals that the badger has discovered .
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North American Badgers (Taxidea taxus) are carnivorous and prey predominantly on pocket gophers (Geomyidae), ground squirrels (Spermophilus), moles (Talpidae), marmots (Marmota), prairie dogs (Cynomys), woodrats (Neotoma), kangaroo rats (Dipodomys), ...
The American Badger, Taxidea taxus, is a North American badger, somewhat similar in appearance to the European Badger. It is found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico and central Canada.
Genus Taxidea (American badger)
Genus Vormela (marbled polecat)
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Minnesota Profile - American Badger
The Slinky, Stinky Weasel Family
The badger is a somewhat flat, furry mammal that spends much of its time beneath the ground. It digs through soil to make a home for itself, to find food, and to escape enemies.
(plains) 722 Sand sagebrush-mixed prairie 724 Sideoats grama-New Mexico feathergrass-winterfat 801 Savanna 802 Missouri prairie 803 Missouri glades 804 Tall fescue 805 Riparian 819 Freshwater marsh and ponds PLANT COMMUNITIES : American badgers ...
"This species inhabits the plains near the Columbia river and the whole extent of the Rocky Mountains, residing in the forsaken burrows of the Marmots and American Badgers, but never lives on terms of intimacy with either of these animals, ...
The American badger, Taxidea taxus, is about 2 ft (60 cm) long, with a 5-in. (13-cm) tail and weighs 12 to 24 lb (5.4-10.8 kg); it is very short-legged, which gives its body a flattened appearance.
Badger, Badger, Badger: All species of badgers, such as the honey badger, Eurasian badger (one of the few species that enjoys group dwelling), hog badger and American badger, are similar in appearance.
American Badger, Taxidea taxus
Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis
Eastern Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius
Hooded Skunk, Mephitis macroura
Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis
Eastern Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus leuconotus ...
Predators:
foxes, the American Badger, Coyotes, Bobcats, eagles, hawks, and snakes
Locomotion (type, top speeds, etc.):
quadrupedal and bipedal ...
Anatomy: Badgers range in size from 13-31 inches (33-79 cm) long plus a short tail 4-7 inches (10-18 cm) long. The American badger has brown-gray fur, black legs, long, flat feet with long, strong, curved claws, and a distinctively striped face.
There are eight different species of badger, and these badger species are split into three badger subfamilies, the badgers of Europe and Asia, the Ratel badger or honey badger, and the American badger.
[16][17] Hawks have been observed following American Badgers to capture prey they flush and the two are considered potential competitors.
The American badger (Taxidea americans) ranges over the greater part of the United States, and in habits closely resembles the European species, but seems to be more carnivorous.
from the American badger, Taxidea taxus taxus. J. Parasitol., 52:291-294. Kartman, L. 1970. Historical and oecological observations on plague in the United States. Trop. Geogr. Med., 22:257-275. Kaufman, D. W. 1967.
 See also: Badger, Coyote, Weasel, Burro, Otter
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