Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Taxidea taxus | Badger 



ABBREVIATION : 
TATA

COMMON NAMES : 
   badger
   North American badger
   


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for badger is Taxidea taxus
(Schreber).  It is a member of the weasel family (Mustelidae) and is the
only extant member of its genus.  The accepted subspecies are as follows [12]:

T. t. berlandieri Baird
T. t. jacksoni Schautz
T. t. jeffersonii (Harlan)
T. t. taxus (Schreber)


ORDER : 
Carnivora

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The badger is listed by the state of Indiana as endangered or threatened
[34]; however, populations are thought to be stable in Indiana, and are
perhaps expanding southward because of increases in open land and
cultivated areas [32].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, January 1996


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1996. Taxidea taxus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Taxidea taxus | Badger