Meles anakuma

Temminck, 1843

Japanese Badger

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Location:Japan, Tokyo, Mount TakaoDate taken:Jun 7, 2025

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7777

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Melinae
Genus : Meles

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1843. Aflevering 1. Pp. 1–24 in Temminck, C.J. 1844. Fauna Japonica. Aperçu général et spécifique sur les mammifères qui habitent le Japon et les îles qui en dépendent. A. Arnz & Co., Leiden, 59 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607718

Original name as described

Meles anakuma

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39194, RMNH.MAM.39195, RMNH.MAM.39196, RMNH.MAM.39197, RMNH.MAM.39198, RMNH.MAM.39199

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39194.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39194.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39195.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39195.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39196.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39196.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39197 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39198 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39199

Type locality

Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005856

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Meles anakuma

Temminck, 1843

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

anakuma

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39194, RMNH.MAM.39195, RMNH.MAM.39196, RMNH.MAM.39197, RMNH.MAM.39198, RMNH.MAM.39199

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39194.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39194.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39195.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39195.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39196.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39196.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39197 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39198 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39199

Authority page

pl. 6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607718

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1843:pl. 6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  2. Murray (1866:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gray (1869:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  4. Wallace (1880:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68070)
  5. Nehring (1891:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67732)
  6. Trouessart (1904:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423017) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  7. Thomas (1906:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14049)
  8. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  10. Sato, Wolsan, Prevosti, D'Elía, Begg, Begg, Hosoda, Campbell & Suzuki (2012:750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7523)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136242/45221049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Meles ankuma

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

ankuma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497071

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Sclater (1872:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)

Meles anakuma aoshimensis

Matsumoto, 1930

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

aoshimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

74

Authority publication

Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University

Meles anakuma miyagiensis

Matsumoto, 1930

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

miyagiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

77

Authority publication

Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University

Meles anakuma ponticus

Matsumoto, 1930

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pontica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

76

Authority publication

Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University

Meles leucurus kuzuüensis

T. Shikama, 1949

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

kuzuuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MIGPTU 65606

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

137

Authority publication

Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University

Meles meles anakuma

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

anakuma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722573

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

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