Taxidea (American Badgers)

Species in this group

LC

Taxidea taxus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see American Badgers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 29 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	American Badger			~30%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	American Badger			~20%
3	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	American Badger			~20%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~10%
	American Badger			~10%
5	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	American Badger			~10%
6	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	American Badger			~10%
7	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	American Badger			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Milwaukee County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Los Angeles Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Bearizona	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
9	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Greater Vancouver Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
11	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Bear Country USA	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Shalom Wildlife Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	British Columbia Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
17	Hogle Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Zoo Idaho	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Monterey Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Hutchinson Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Amarillo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Henry Vilas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Wamerú zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
25	Turtle Bay Exploration Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Bison Pen	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Big Bear Alpine Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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