American Badger

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 16% of visitor-days record a American Badger sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Badger in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for American Badger in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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