Badgers

Categories: Animals | Science | Mammals
    • Habitat: Deciduous woodland, farmland
    • Diet: Earthworms, rats, mice, birds and carrion
    • Predators: Coyotes, bears
  • Badgers are heavily furred mammals with short legs. They are underground dwellers and are primarily nocturnal. MSN Encarta: Badger
  • Classification

    1. Kingdom: Animalia
    2. Phylum: Chordata
    3. Class: Mammalia
    4. Order: Carnivora
    5. Family: Mustelidae
    6. Genus: Meles
  • Subspecies

    1. American badgers: They can be found in the western regions of North America. They can be identified by their broad body, brown or black fur, small ears and sharp claws.MSN Encarta: Badger
    2. European badgers: They can be identified by their gray body fur and black short legs. They have the ability to produce an unpleasant smell when attacked by predators.Animal Corner: Badgers

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