One of the 4 badgers on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Mustelidae
Taxidea taxus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It digs so fast that it can vanish underground in seconds when chased, into burrows up to 3 metres deep. Cooperative hunting between American badgers and coyotes has been documented.
Weight
4 kg – 12 kg
Size
42 cm – 88.7 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Cowling Arboretum; AnAge; Website of Everything; Animal Diversity Web; Zoo Idaho; BioKIDS; NPS Yellowstone
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Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
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