Taxidea taxus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea
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Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Taxidiinae
Genus: Taxidea
Species: Taxidea taxus
Subspecies: T. t. berladieri - T. t. jacksoni - T. t. jeffersonii - †T. t. marylandica - T. t. taxus

Name

Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777)

Type locality: "Er wohnt in Labrador und um die Hudsonsbay," restricted by Long (1972a), to "Carman, Manitoba." [Canada].

References

Schreber, J. C. D. 1777. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen 1776-1778. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 3(26): pl. 142[1778], see also text, 3(26):520[1777].
Charles A. Long, 1973. Taxidea taxus. Mammalian Species, 26: 1–4.

Links

Taxidea taxus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) (Least Concern)
Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Taxidea taxus

Vernacular names

català: Toixó americà
Deutsch: Silberdachs
English: American Badger
español: Tejón norteamericano
magyar: Amerikai borz
italiano: Tasso americano
日本語: アメリカアナグマ
polski: Borsuk amerykański
português: Texugo-americano
русский: Американские барсуки
Türkçe: Boz porsuk, Amerika porsuğu

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