American Badger

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

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	30–40%
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	10–20%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Badger in Badlands National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a American Badger sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Badger in Badlands National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for American Badger in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.