Badgers have short, stout legs and a flattened body. A badger’s head is relatively small in proportion to its body and a distinctive white stripe extends from its nose over the back of the head. Its ears are short and it has a short, furry tail.

Badgers are known to be excellent digging machines. Their powerfully built forelimbs allow them to tunnel rapidly through the soil and other substrates. They construct underground burrows for protection and sleeping.

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Badger in California has been a Special Status animal, a California Species of Concern, since 1987, over 25 years. Badger’s ability to sustain and biodiversity are significantly threatened in Sonoma County and in California.

Uncommon, permanent resident found throughout most of the state, except in the northern North Coast area (Grinnell et al. 1937). Most abundant in drier open stages of most shrub, forest, and herbaceous habitats, with friable soils. Feeding: Badgers are carnivorous.

Jul 15, 2022 · The American badger can be found in open fields with vast grassland areas. They love creating tunnels under tall-grass and short-grass prairies, fields within forests, and shrub-steppe terrains. Finding a badger may be difficult, but looking for the habitats where they might live is much easier.

American badgers (Taxidea taxus) are wide-ranging, mid-sized predators known to inhabit San Diego County. They can also be found in many other parts of North America spanning Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

The American badger (Taxidea taxus) [n 1] is a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related. It is found in the western, central, and northeastern United States, northern Mexico, and south-central Canada to certain areas of southwestern British Columbia.

Most mammals do not migrate as birds do, so the colored areas depict the predicted range for the Badger year-round. The habitats were identified using satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the California Gap Analysis Project.

Strictly carnivorous, the badger feeds mainly on rodents including ground squirrels, rats, mice, gophers and chipmunks. Badgers are known to be excellent digging machines. Their powerfully built forelimbs allow them to tunnel rapidly through the soil.