Mammal Study Merit Badge
Learn mammal classification, study wildlife in natural habitats, photograph or track mammals, and complete a conservation project to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- What Makes a Mammal? Explain the following terms: animal, invertebrate, vertebrate, and mammal.
- Classifying Mammals Explain how the animal kingdom is classified.
- Choose Your Field Study Spend three hours in two different kinds of natural habitats or at different elevations for a total of 6 hours.
- Choose Your Investigation Under the guidance of a nature center or natural history museum, make two study skins of rats or mice.
At a glance
- Requirements
- 7
- Category
- Natural Science
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026