Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Recognized sub-species include : Taxidea taxus jacksoni , found in the western Great Lakes region ; Taxidea taxus jeffersoni , on the west coast of Canada and the US ; and Taxidea taxus berlandieri , in the south-western US and in northern Mexico .
Simplified: American Badgers ( Taxidea taxus ) are animals found primarily in the Great Plains area of North America .