Hog badger
The hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a species of badger. They are found in central and southeast Asia. It is listed as near threatened.
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| Hog badger in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Melinae [2][3] |
| Genus: | Arctonyx Cuvier, 1825 |
| Species: | A. collaris
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| Arctonyx collaris Cuvier, 1825
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| Hog badger range | |
Characteristics
It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on face and a pink, pig-like snout. The head-and-body length is 55–70 cm (22–28 in) and it`s body weight is 7–14 kg (15–31 lb).[4]
Its tail has long white hairs. Its front feet have white claws.
Distribution and habitat
Hog badgers are common in Thailand and in tropical evergreen forests and grasslands of the Terai in north-eastern India. They appear in Indochina and in southern China.
Subspecies:[5]
- Greater hog badger A. c. collaris (Cuvier, 1825) – lives in the eastern Himalayas;[6]
- Northern hog badger A. c. albogularis – appears in southern China[6]
- Chinese hog badger A. c. leucolaemus – appears in northern China;[6]
- Sumatran hog badger A. c. hoevenii – lives in Sumatra;
- Indochinese hog badger A. c. dictator – lives in southern Thailand and Indochina;[6]
- Burmese hog badger A. c. consul – appears from Assam to Myanmar.[6]
Hog Badger Media
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References
- ↑ Duckworth, J.W.. 'Arctonyx collaris'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T70205537A45209459. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation. BMC Biology 6 (February 2008). p. 10. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10.
- ↑ On the phylogeny of Mustelidae subfamilies: analysis of seventeen nuclear non-coding loci and mitochondrial complete genomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11 (1) (2011). p. 92. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-92.
- ↑ Boitani, L. (1984). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-671-42805-1
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C.. Mammal Species of the World (2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Ellerman J.R. and Morrison-Scott T.C.S. (1966). Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946. Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pages 274–275.