Taxidea (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Taxidea is a genus of weasels in the family Mustelidae, consisting of one living species, the American badger.
- Taxidea is classified under the subfamily Melinae in some taxonomic systems, while others group it as a distinct subfamily Taxideinae.
- Some researchers place the American badger under the genus Taxidea within the subfamily Melinae, based on shared physical characteristics.
- In certain classification systems, the American badger is classified as Taxidea taxus within the subfamily Melinae of weasels.
- Taxidea, which contains the American badger, has sometimes been placed under the subfamily Melinae, due to morphological similarities with Eurasian badgers.