Missouri Department of Conservation
BADGER

Summary information for BADGER

Common Name
BADGER
Scientific Name
TAXIDEA TAXUS TAXUS
Status
FURBEARER, GAME, STATE RANK SU
Primary Habitat
"Grassland(matrix)"
Preferred Habitat
"Occurs in open land, including prairie, permanent pasture, hayfields and rowcrops."
Distribution
"Occurs sparsely throughout most of state, most common in prairie regions in northern and western Missouri *01*"
County List
OZARK, PERRY, PETTIS, PHELPS, PIKE, PLATTE, POLK, PULASKI, PUTNAM, RALLS, RANDOLPH, RAY, REYNOLDS, SALINE, SCHUYLER, SCOTLAND, SHELBY, ST. CHARLES, ST. CLAIR, ST. LOUIS, STONE, SULLIVAN, TANEY, TEXAS, VERNON, WARREN, WEBSTER, WORTH, WRIGHT, ADAIR, ANDREW, ATCHISON, AUDRAIN, BARRY, BARTON, BATES, BENTON, BOONE, BUCHANAN, CALDWELL, CALLAWAY, CARROLL, CASS, CEDAR, CHARITON, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, CLAY, CLINTON, COLE, COOPER, CRAWFORD, DADE, DALLAS, DAVIESS, DEKALB, DENT, FRANKLIN, GASCONADE, GENTRY, GREENE, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HENRY, HICKORY, HOLT, HOWARD, HOWELL, IRON, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, KNOX, LACLEDE, LAFAYETTE, LEWIS, LINCOLN, LINN, LIVINGSTON, MACON, MADISON, MARION, MCDONALD, MERCER, MONITEAU, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, NEWTON, NODAWAY, OREGON, OSAGE, DUNKLIN, STODDARD, CAPE GIRARDEAU
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