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--> GENUS Taxidea
SPECIES Taxidea taxus
Author: | Schreber, 1777. | Citation: | Säugethiere, 3(26): pl. 142[1778], see also text, 3(26):520[1777]. | Common Name: | American Badger | Type Locality: | "Er wohnt in Labrador und um die Hudsonsbay," restricted by Long (1972a), to "Carman, Manitoba." [Canada]. | 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). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Reviewed by Long (1972a, 1973). Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Long (1973). |
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