Taxidea taxus (American Badger)

Counties where this species is known to occur are highlighted in blue. Click here to enlarge map. Habitat: Grasslands with loamy, friable soils. Habits: American Badgers live in burrows in the ground and hunt for burrowing rodents during the night for food. They are very shy animals, but can be very vicious if cornered. Badgers are good swimmers and excellent diggers. Badgers have one to five young in a litter.

Artiodactyla

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Carnivora

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Chiroptera

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Didelphimorphia

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Insectivora

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Lagomorpha

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Rodentia

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Xenarthra

Scientific Names - Common Names

For more information, view the Mammalian Species account for this species. Search the OMNH Collections for Taxidea taxus.