American Badger
Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Trogloxene

Realm

Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2016.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States

N5 Secure

Canada

N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Idaho

S4 Apparently Secure

Indiana

S2 Imperiled

Oregon

S4 Apparently Secure

Montana

S4 Apparently Secure

Minnesota

SNR Unranked

California

S3 Vulnerable

Nebraska

S5 Secure

South Dakota

S5 Secure

Oklahoma

S3 Vulnerable

Kansas

S5 Secure

Utah

S5 Secure

Colorado

S4 Apparently Secure

Texas

S5 Secure

Nevada

S4 Apparently Secure

Wyoming

S5 Secure

Iowa

S4 Apparently Secure

Wisconsin

S4 Apparently Secure

Navajo Nation

S5 Secure

Missouri

S3 Vulnerable

Michigan

S4 Apparently Secure

New Mexico

S3 Vulnerable

Ohio

S2 Imperiled

Illinois

S4 Apparently Secure

Arizona

S3 Vulnerable

Washington

S4 Apparently Secure

North Dakota

S5 Secure

Arkansas

S1 Critically Imperiled

Alberta

S3 Vulnerable

Ontario

S2 Imperiled

Manitoba

S4 Apparently Secure

Saskatchewan

S3 Vulnerable

British Columbia

S2 Imperiled

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

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