Taxidea taxus - #702
American Badger
Close-up of front foot
Geographic Distribution
Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatschewan, Manitoba, Ontario), Mexico (Baja California N and C Mexico), USA (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and most states west of the Mississippi River, except Louisiana, Arkansas).
Order/Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Taxidea
Specific Epithet
taxus
Image Location
Anoka Co, MN, USA
Image Date
1973
Photographer
R Lampe