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The American badger is a stocky, muscular mammal native to North America that hunts small burrowing animals like ground squirrels and prairie dogs. These skilled diggers play an important role in their ecosystems and are valued by farmers because they help control rodent populations.
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The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related. It is found in the western, central, and northeastern United States, northern Mexico, and south-central Canada to certain areas of southwestern British Columbia.
The American badger's habitat is typified by open grasslands with available prey (such as mice, squirrels, and groundhogs). The species prefers areas such as prairie regions with sandy loam soils where it can dig more easily for its prey.
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BadgersCarnivorans of North AmericaCommons link from WikidataFauna of the Plains-Midwest (United States)Fur tradeIUCN Red List least concern speciesMammals described in 1777Mammals of CanadaMammals of MexicoMammals of the United StatesSymbols of WisconsinTaxa named by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber