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Common Name

American Badger

Specimen Numbers

IMNH R-230

Species

Subspecies: taxus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Mustelinae Genus: Taxidea Species: taxus Subspecies: taxus 554

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	79.3766	124.3118	62.5099
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	45.4845	19.2156	23.5279
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	40.7625	110.8549	55.1862
Cervical Vertebrae 3	40.7625	110.8549	55.1862
Scapula	52.868	31.561	77.706

Specimen Elements

City

Pocatello, Idaho USA

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

David Fortsch

Collection

Marie Hopkins Comparative Osteology Collection

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

9/22/2015

Repository

IMNH Osteology

Repositing City: Pocatello, Idaho USA

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements