Arctonyx collaris

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1825

Greater Hog Badger

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Melinae
Genus : Arctonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1825-09. Livraison 51. in Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. and Cuvier, F. 1818-1842. Histoire naturelle des mammifères, avec figures originales, coloriées, dessinées d'après des animaux vivants. Blaise, Paris.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44522895

Original name as described

Arctonyx collaris

Type material

AMNH M-171170

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-171170

Type locality

Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Vietnam · Cambodia · Laos

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. albogularis and A. hoevenii

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K.M., Lim, N.T-L. and Helgen, L.E. 2008. The hog-badger is not an edentate: systematics and evolution of the genus Arctonyx (Mammalia: Mustelidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 353-385.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005854

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Arctonyx rostratus

Matthew & Granger, 1923

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

rostratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-18393

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

580

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Arctonyx collaris

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1825

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

collaris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-171170

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-171170

Authority page

pl. 220 (p. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44522895

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  4. Smith (1842:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  5. Blyth (1863:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Gray (1865:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:255, 256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  10. Helgen, Lim & Helgen (2008:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/708)
  11. Smith & Xie (2008:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  12. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/70205537/45209459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arctonyx dictator

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

dictator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.10.1.31

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15506d98-61ec-4f85-a092-1bc10b3e42c7 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15506d98-61ec-4f85-a092-1bc10b3e42c7/1686614400000

Authority page

424

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094857

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Arctonyx annaeus

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

annaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.3.10.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/089293ff-ac21-4ef7-9b0a-e3e3268cff70

Authority page

524

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626955

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Arctonyx collaris consul

Pocock, 1940

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

consul

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1938.10.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

465

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47818895

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Arctonyx collaris collaris

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

collaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Arctonyx collaris dictator

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

dictator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Arctonyx collaris nemaeus

Pocock, 1941

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nemaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

425

Authority publication

London

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