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Taxidea taxus

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Taxidea taxus (Schreber 1777)

[Ursus] taxus Schreber 1777, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 26: pl. 142 [1778], see also text, 3 (26): 520 [1777].

Type Locality: "Er wohnt in Labrador und um die Hudsonsbay," restricted by Long (1972 a), to "Carman, Manitoba." [Canada].

Vernacular Names: American Badger.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus Schreber 1777

Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. berlandieri Baird 1858

Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. jacksoni Schantz 1946

Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. jeffersonii Harlan 1825

Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. marylandica Gidley and Gaxin 1933

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).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Long (1972 a, 1973). Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Long (1973).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/E69BF2968277AF6992A8FF32E9D4E7ED (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/1E9729D4AFB6A085406CD0D6D0DF99D9 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/231547714 (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Schreber
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Taxidea
Species
taxus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Schreber, J. C. D. 1777. Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen 1776 - 1778. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 3: 377 - 440, pls. 104 B, 107 Aa, 109 B, 110 B, 115 B, 125 B, 127 B, 136, 146 A.
  • Long, C. A. 1972 a. Taxonomic revision of the North American badger, Taxidea taxus. Journal of Mammalogy, 59 (4): 725 - 759.
  • Long, C. A. 1973. Taxidea taxus. Mammalian Species, 26: 1 - 4.
  • Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.