American Badger

Taxidea taxus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park

1 Verified records at Grand Canyon National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The American badger (Taxidea taxus) 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. The American badger's habitat is typified by open grasslands with available prey (such as mice, squirrels, and groundhogs). The species prefers areas such as prairie regions with sandy loam soils where it can dig more easily for its prey. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park

LC Endemic

Canis latrans

20–30% · With luck

LC Endemic

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Bassariscus astutus

Lynx rufus

Procyon lotor

Puma concolor

Ursus americanus

Spilogale leucoparia

Conepatus leuconotus

Vulpes vulpes

Nasua narica

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of American Badger at Grand Canyon National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
7	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
8	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
14	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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American Badger

Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park

Coyote

Gray Fox

Ringtail

Bobcat

Common Raccoon

Mountain Lion

American Black Bear

Desert Spotted Skunk

Common Hog-nosed Skunk

Red Fox

White-nosed Coati

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☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found