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Wikipedia: Badgers are short-legged, heavy-set omnivores in the weasel family, Mustelidae. There are eight species of badger, in three subfamilies (see links in species list below): Melinae (badgers of Europe and Asia), Mellivorinae (the Ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (the American badger). The Asiatic stink badgers of the genus Mydaus were formerly included in the Melinae and Mustelidae, but recent genetic evidence indicates that these are actually members of the skunk family, placing them in the taxonomic family Mephitidae.
![[An American badger adult female, or sow]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/AmericanBadger_s.jpg "An American badger adult female, or sow")
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![[Badger pelts]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Taxidea_taxus_28American_badger_29_fur_skin_s.jpg "Badger pelts")
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