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NRLD - 96003 | Taxidea taxus taxus

Assessment ID
96003
Taxon name
Taxidea taxus taxus
Infrarank
Taxidea taxus taxus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Taxidea taxus taxus
Common name(s)
American Badger taxus subspecies (English), Blaireau d'Amérique de la sous-espèce taxus (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Taxidea taxus taxus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Taxidea
Species
taxus taxus
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
Widespread throughout the Prairie provinces. There is no evidence of decline and recent records indicate a northern expansion of range.; Répandu dans les provinces des Prairies. Il n'y a aucune preuve de déclin, et des données récentes indiquent une expansion de son aire de répartition vers le Nord.
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)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba
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
Entire Canadian range was designated as Not at Risk in 1979. Each subspecies was given a separate designation in May 2000. The taxus subspecies was designated Not at Risk.; L'espèce a été désignée ' non en péril ' en 1979 dans toute son aire de répartition au Canada. Chacune des sous-espèces a eu une désignation particulière en mai 2000. La sous-espèce taxus a été désignée ' non en péril '.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
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