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English names

The American badger is also referred to as the North American badger or (more rarely) the New World badger. It is also known as the silver badger [b004], presumably because of the silvery grey fur of some specimens.

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Latin name

Taxidea is a combination of the New Latin word for badger, taxus, and the Greek word for appearance, idea [w016].

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Names in other languages

• Czech: jezevec americký [w022, w086].
• Dutch: Amerikaanse das [W083-02].
• Esperanto: Amerika melo [w026].
• Finnish: kaulusmäyrä [w112].
• French: blaireau d'Amérique [w098].
• German: Amerikanischer Dachs, Silberdachs [w015, w027].
• Italian: tasso americano [w093].
• Lakota: hoka [w100].
• Norwegian: amerikanske graevling [w092].
• Spanish: tejón americano [w082], tejón norteamericano [w107].
• Swedish: nordamerikanska grävling [w096].

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Picture credits

The American badger photo used at the head of this Article is a public domain image provided by the US Fish & Wildlife Service; photographer Gary Stolz. Credits for the photos used in the right-hand margin of this page for site navigation can be found on the Credits page.

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