Badger Skull

- DeLoy Roberts' Collection

Scientific Name: Taxidea taxus
Dentition
IncisorCaninePremolarMolarSumTOTAL
Upper
3-3
1-1
3-3
1-1
16
34
Lower
3-3
1-1
3-3
2-2
18
Diet: Omnivore
Range: Found primarily in the great plains region of North America. The species has expanded its range greatly since the turn of the century, and it is now found as far east as Ontario, Canada.
Habitat:Badgers live underground.They line the home with leaves and grass.


Skull Size
Length 12cm
Width 8cm
Height 7cm
CLASSIFICATION
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyMustelidae
GenusTaxidea
SpeciesTaxidea taxus

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