Life
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
- Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839
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Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1838 (6): 153, TS: Meles labradorius Gmelin
SW.Canada - C.Mexico (grasslands, arid land). See [About maps]
American Badger
SW.Ontario (Rainey River District), Great Plains of (Manitoba, Saskatchevan, Alberta) - N.Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Ursus taxus Schreber, 1778; Die Säugthiere ..., vol. 3: 520, TL: Labrador and Hudson Bay
Meles labradorius Gmelin
Taxidea americana americana True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
Taxidea taxus ; Rhoads, 1894, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 46: 524
Taxidea taxus taxus ; [LNAM, 747]
S.Wisconsin, S.Minnesota
Taxidea taxus jacksoni Schantz, 1946; Journ. Mamm., 26 (4): 431, TL: Four miles east of Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
Taxidea taxus jacksoni ; [LNAM, 747]
Iowa
Taxidea taxus iowae Schantz, 1947; Journ. Mamm., 28 (3): 287, TL: Near Clarion, Wright Co., Iowa
Taxidea taxus iowae ; [LNAM, 747]
S.Dakota (badlands)
Taxidea taxus dacotensis Schantz, 1946; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 59: 81, TL: Folsom, Custer Co., S.Dakota
Taxidea taxus dacotensis ; [LNAM, 748]
Montana, Wyoming, N.Colorado
Taxidea taxus montana Schantz, 1950; Journ. Mamm., 31 (1): 90, TL: 35 miles S of Dillon, Beaverland Co., Montana
Taxidea taxus montana ; [LNAM, 748]
Kansas
Taxidea taxus merriami Schantz, 1950; Journ. Mamm., 31 (1): 92, TL: Banner, Trego Co., Kansas
Taxidea taxus merriami ; [LNAM, 748]
E.Kansas
Taxidea taxus kansuensis Schantz, 1950; Journ. Mamm., 31 (1): 346, TL: 4 miles SE of McLouth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas
Taxidea taxus kansuensis ; [LNAM, 748]
Texas, New Mexico, NW.Colorado, S.Utah, Arizona, N.Baja California
Taxidea berlandieri Baird, 1858; in Rep. Expl. Suvr. Railr. to Pacific, Mammals, 8 (1): 205, TL: Llano Estacado, Texas, near border of New Mexico
Taxidea taxus phippsi Figgins, 1918; Proc. Colorado Mus. Nat. Hist., 2 (2): 1, TL: NE of Chromo, Archuleta Co., Colorado
Taxidea americana berlandieri ; True, 1884, Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
Taxidea taxus berlandieri ; J. A. Allen, 1895, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 7: 256; [LNAM, 748]
S.Texas (coastal area)
Taxidea taxus littoralis Schantz, 1949; Journ. Mamm,. 30 (3): 301, TL: Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas
Taxidea taxus littoralis ; [LNAM, 748]
SE.Arizona, NE.Sorona
Taxidea taxus apache Schantz, 1948; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 61: 175, TL: San Pedro River, Arizona and Sonora
Taxidea taxus apache ; [LNAM, 749]
S.Sonora
Taxidea taxus sonoriensis Goldman, 1939; Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 29: 300, TL: Camoa, Rio Mayo, about 15 miles above Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Taxidea taxus sonoriensis ; [LNAM, 749]
SE.Nevada - SE.California, Arizona, NE.Baja California, NW.Sonora
Taxidea taxus hallorani Schantz, 1949; Journ. Mamm,. 30 (3): 302, TL: Castle Dome Mountains, Kofa Game Range, Yuma Co., Arizona
Taxidea taxus hallorani ; [LNAM, 749]
S.Nevada, S.California
Taxidea taxus halli Schantz, 1951; Journ. Mamm., 32 (1): 127
Taxidea taxus nevadensis Schantz, 1949; Journ. Mamm,. 30 (3): 304 (preocc. Taxidea nevadensis Butterworth, 1916), TL: White Sage Flat, between Desert Range and Sheep Range, Desert Game Range, Clark Co., Nevada
Taxidea taxus halli ; [LNAM, 749]
Baja California - E.Oregon
Taxidea americana neglecta Mearns, 1891; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3: 250, TL: Fort Crook, Shasta Co., California
Taxidea taxus neglecta ; Miller & Rehn, 1901, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 30: 218; [LNAM, 749]
Baja California (peninsula)
Taxidea taxus infusca Thomas, 1898; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897 (4): 899, TL: Santa Anita, Baja California, Mexico
Taxidea taxus infusca ; [LNAM, 749]
21.4.2000 (1)
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- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [LNAM]
- Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205
- Additional information sources:
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