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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

About American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Carnivorans
  • Family: Mustelids

Taxidea taxus preys on:
Spermophilus richardsonii
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Spermophilus
Tamias
Geomyidae
Marmota
Arvicolinae
Chaetodipus penicillatus
Columbidae
Carduelis
Toxostoma curvirostre
Carpodacus mexicanus
Calamospiza melanocorys
Amphispiza belli
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Neotoma
Dipodomys
Anas strepera
Anas acuta
Anas americana
Spermophilus beecheyi
Spermophilus brunneus
Spermophilus washingtoni
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Tamias dorsalis
Tamias merriami
Thomomys talpoides
Lemmiscus curtatus
Chaetodipus baileyi

Based on studies in:
Canada: Manitoba (Grassland)
USA: Arizona (Forest, Montane)
USA: Montana (Tundra)
USA: Arizona, Sonora Desert (Desert or dune)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
SPIRE project

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Visits

  • 1992-06-06
    Pratt Wayne Woods, United States of America
    Seen next to preserve while driving in daylight.
  • 2018-04-23
    Big Bend National Park, United States of America
    Image from 2018-04-23