Hog badger
species of mammal
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 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| 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 change
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 change
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]
References change
- ↑ Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R.J.; Chutipong, W.; Gray, T.N.E.; Long, B.; Helgen, K.; Rahman, H.; Choudhury, A. & Willcox, D.H.A. (2016). "Arctonyx collaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T70205537A45209459. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ Koepfli KP, Deere KA, Slater GJ, Begg C, Begg K, Grassman L, Lucherini M, Veron G, Wayne RK (February 2008). "Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation". BMC Biology. 6: 10. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10. PMC 2276185. PMID 18275614.
- ↑ Yu L, Peng D, Liu J, Luan P, Liang L, Lee H, Lee M, Ryder OA, Zhang Y (2011). "On the phylogeny of Mustelidae subfamilies: analysis of seventeen nuclear non-coding loci and mitochondrial complete genomes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11 (1): 92. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-92. PMC 3088541. PMID 21477367.
- ↑ Boitani, L. (1984). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-671-42805-1
- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 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.