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).

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