436 ON THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN BADGERS. 



nia,y be bviefiy distinguished as follows from the Taxiidinse, a new 

 group which, for the present, contains Taxidea alone: — 



a. A well-dcvoloped suLcaudal poucli ; rliiiiarium with very deep 



iiifranarial area ; plantar pads wide, carpal and metatarsal pads 

 comparatively large, the latter on a naked area behind the 

 plantar pad ; upper carnassial much smaller than quadrilateral 

 molar ; lower earnassial with enormous heel etc Melince. 



b. No subcaudal pouch; rhinarium with shallow infranarial area; 



plantar pads narrower ; carpal pads much reduced, hind foot 

 hairj' dovvai to plantar pad, metatarsal pads suppressed; upper 

 earnassial larger than triangular molar ; lower earnassial with 

 comnarativelj' small heel etc TaxidiincB. 



