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Taxidea taxus

Common names: badger, American badger, American badgers, badgers, Badgers, american badger

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Carnivora > Mustelidae

Roles: predator, mentioned, incidental observation, habitat component, pest, managed species

ITIS TSN: 180565

Synonyms: badgers, badger, American badger, American badgers

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 48 | Mentions: 58

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 77 entities)

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Publications (50)

article

Climatic variation and risk assessment in a highly seasonal mammal

2025Current ZoologyRole: predator

article

Conditional syndromes: Effect of human disturbance and age on the correlation between flight initiation distance and vigilance in marmots

2025Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

article

Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

2025Behavioral EcologyRole: predator

article

Social security: individuals in socially reciprocal groups may perceive security from predators

2025Behavioral EcologyRole: predator

article

Society formation and maintenance in yellow-bellied marmots

2025Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

student_paper

Does current weather or seasonality influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

2024Role: predator

student_paper

Social Security: Do Individuals in Tight-Knit Social Groups Perceive Greater Security?

2024Role: predator

article

Agonistic and affiliative social relationships are associated with marmot docility but not boldness

Documents (7)

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the North American Wolverine as Endangered or Threatened

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing Determination for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened or Endangered

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

news article

Sierra the Sierra Club Bulletin

Co-occurring Species

2023Animal BehaviourRole: predator

article

Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA

2023Frontiers in Conservation ScienceRole: mentioned

student_paper

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2023Behavioral EcologyRole: predator

student_paper

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2023Role: predator

student_paper

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2023Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel ( Spermophilus lateralis ) and Yellow-Bellied Marmot ( Marmota flaviventris ) Intraspecific and Interspecific Perch Use and Interaction Dynamics in Gothic, Colorado

2022Role: predator

student_paper

Is flight initiation distance associated with longer-term survival in yellow-bellied marmots ( Marmota flaviventer )?

2022Role: predator

student_paper

Is flight initiation distance associated with longer-term survival in yellow-bellied marmots ( Marmota flaviventer )?

2022Animal BehaviourRole: predator

student_paper

The effects of recreational trail use on small mammal species richness and abundance

2020Role: incidental observation

article

Adaptive gene regulation in wild mammals exposed to high predator abundance

2019Animal BehaviourRole: predator

article

Correlates of maternal glucocorticoid levels in a socially flexible rodent

2019Hormones and behaviorRole: predator

student_paper

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

2019Role: text_match

article

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) and long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)

2019The Wilson J. of OrnithologyRole: predator

article

Marmots do not consistently use their left eye to respond to an approaching threat but those that did fled sooner

2018Current ZoologyRole: predator

student_paper

Lateralized Function Without Lateralization

2017Role: predator

article

Assessing the sensitivity of foraging and vigilance to internal state and environmental variables in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris).

2016Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

student_paper

Do Social Interactions Decrease Basal Stress Levels In Breeding Female Yellow-Bellied Marmots?

2016Role: predator

student_paper

Does Stress Explain Variation in Marmot Parenting Behavior or Pup Survival?

2016Role: predator

article

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots.

2016Ethology, Ecology and EvolutionRole: predator

student_paper

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

2016Animal BehaviourRole: predator

student_paper

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

2016Role: text_match

article

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots

2015Ethology, Ecology and EvolutionRole: predator

student_paper

Field validation of a distribution model for the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris).

2014Role: predator

article

Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

2011Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

article

Quantifying human disturbance on antipredator behavior and flush initiation distance in yellow-bellied marmots

2011Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceRole: predator

student_paper

Effects of Burrow Distance on Anti-predator Vigilance in Foraging Yellow-Bellied Marmots

2010Role: predator

article

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

2010EthologyRole: predator

article

A test of the multipredator hypothesis: yellow-bellied marmots respond fearfully to the sight of novel and extinct predators

2009Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

student_paper

Variation in vigilance of yellow-bellied marmots due to predator pressure

2009Role: predator

student_paper

The importance of parasitism and body condition in explaining variation in anti-predator vigilance in the yellow bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

2008Role: predator

article

Effect of predation risk on the presence and persistence of yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) colonies

2006Journal of Zoology, LondonRole: predator

student_paper

Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots

2006Role: predator

article

Badger predation on yellow-bellied marmots

2004American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

article

Locomotor ability and wariness in yellow-bellied marmots

2004EthologyRole: predator

article

Behavioral responses of yellow-bellied marmots to birds and mammals

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: predator

article

Predation on yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2001American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

article

Predation on yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2001American Midland NaturalistRole: predator

article

A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

1998J Zool LondonRole: predator

article

Alarm calling in yellow-bellied marmots: I. The meaning of situationally variable alarm calls

1997Animal BehaviourRole: predator

student_paper

Female choice in true bugs (Homoptera: Miridae)

1991Role: predator

article

Marmota flaviventris

1980Mammalian Species No.Role: predator

article

Behavioral ecology of alpine yellow-bellied marmots

1979Behavioral EcologyRole: predator

other

Beaver pond project

1962Role: observed fauna, one seen withi

Taxidea taxus

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 77 entities)

Publications (50)

Climatic variation and risk assessment in a highly seasonal mammal

Conditional syndromes: Effect of human disturbance and age on the correlation between flight initiation distance and vigilance in marmots

Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

Social security: individuals in socially reciprocal groups may perceive security from predators

Society formation and maintenance in yellow-bellied marmots

Does current weather or seasonality influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

Social Security: Do Individuals in Tight-Knit Social Groups Perceive Greater Security?

Agonistic and affiliative social relationships are associated with marmot docility but not boldness

Documents (7)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the North American Wolverine as Endangered or Threatened

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing Determination for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened or Endangered

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Sierra the Sierra Club Bulletin

Co-occurring Species

Canis latrans

Marmota flaviventris

Marmota

Aquila chrysaetos

Vulpes vulpes

Ursus americanus

Callospermophilus lateralis

Martes americana

Buteo jamaicensis

Mustela

Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (<i> Spermophilus lateralis </i>) and Yellow-Bellied Marmot ( <i> Marmota flaviventris </i>) Intraspecific and Interspecific Perch Use and Interaction Dynamics in Gothic, Colorado

Is flight initiation distance associated with longer-term survival in yellow-bellied marmots (<i> Marmota flaviventer </i>)?

Is flight initiation distance associated with longer-term survival in yellow-bellied marmots (<i> Marmota flaviventer </i>)?

The effects of recreational trail use on small mammal species richness and abundance

Adaptive gene regulation in wild mammals exposed to high predator abundance

Correlates of maternal glucocorticoid levels in a socially flexible rodent

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha</i>) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>) and long-tailed weasel (<i>Mustela frenata</i>)

Marmots do not consistently use their left eye to respond to an approaching threat but those that did fled sooner

Lateralized Function Without Lateralization

Assessing the sensitivity of foraging and vigilance to internal state and environmental variables in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>).

Do Social Interactions Decrease Basal Stress Levels In Breeding Female Yellow-Bellied Marmots?

Does Stress Explain Variation in Marmot Parenting Behavior or Pup Survival?

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots.

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots

Field validation of a distribution model for the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris).

Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

Quantifying human disturbance on antipredator behavior and flush initiation distance in yellow-bellied marmots

Effects of Burrow Distance on Anti-predator Vigilance in Foraging Yellow-Bellied Marmots

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

A test of the multipredator hypothesis: yellow-bellied marmots respond fearfully to the sight of novel and extinct predators

Variation in vigilance of yellow-bellied marmots due to predator pressure

The importance of parasitism and body condition in explaining variation in anti-predator vigilance in the yellow bellied marmot (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

Effect of predation risk on the presence and persistence of yellow-bellied marmot <i>(Marmota flaviventris)</i> colonies

Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots

Badger predation on yellow-bellied marmots

Locomotor ability and wariness in yellow-bellied marmots

Behavioral responses of yellow-bellied marmots to birds and mammals

Predation on yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

Predation on yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

Alarm calling in yellow-bellied marmots: I. The meaning of situationally variable alarm calls

Female choice in true bugs (Homoptera: Miridae)

Marmota flaviventris

Behavioral ecology of alpine yellow-bellied marmots

Beaver pond project