Arctonyx hoevenii
(Hubrecht, 1891)
Sumatran 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
Authority citation
Hubrecht, A.A.W. 1891-10. A new mammal from Sumatra. Notes from the Leyden Museum 13(4):241-242.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9642153Original name as described
Trichomanis Hoevenii
Type material
ZRC 4.1143
Type kind
neotype
Type locality
Sungai Kumbang, 4700 ft, Gunung Kerinci, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
split from A. collaris
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
Least Concern
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