Meles anakuma
Temminck, 1843
Japanese Badger
Distribution :
Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku).
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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
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.
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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
Type locality
Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Japan
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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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.
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