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NRLD - 95992 | Taxidea taxus jeffersonii

Assessment ID
95992
Taxon name
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii
Infrarank
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii
Common name(s)
American Badger jeffersonii subspecies (English), Blaireau d'Amérique de la sous-espèce jeffersonii (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Taxidea
Species
taxus jeffersonii
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered; En voie de disparition
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Small population, perhaps less than 600 individuals. Fragmented and at risk from roadkills and human development.; Petite population, peut-être moins de 600 individus. Le trafic routier et le développement par les humains en font une espèce fragmentée et en péril.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
British Columbia
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
History
The species was considered a single unit and designated Not at Risk in 1979. Each subspecies was given a separate designation in May 2000. The jeffersonii subspecies was designated Endangered.; L'espèce a été considérée comme une unité et a été désignée ' non en péril ' en 1979. Chacune des sous-espèces a été désignée séparément en mai 2000. La sous-espèce jeffersonii a été désignée ' en voie de disparition '.
Publication
COSEWIC. 2000. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html