Meles canescens

Blanford, 1875

Caucasian Badger

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Blanford, W.T. 1875-11-01. Descriptions of new Mammalia from Persia and Balúchistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(95):309-313.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128192

Original name as described

Meles canescens

Type material

ZSI 16538

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Abadah, Iran.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Greece · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Egypt · Syria · Iraq · Iran · Turkmenistan · Tajikistan? · Kyrgyzstan · Afghanistan?

Taxonomy notes

split from M. meles

Taxonomy notes citation

Abramov, A. V., & Puzachenko, A. Y. (2013). The taxonomic status of badgers (Mammalia, Mustelidae) from Southwest Asia based on cranial morphometrics, with the redescription of Meles canescens. Zootaxa, 3681(1), 044-058.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005857

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Meles canescens

Blanford, 1875

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 16538

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

310

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128192

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Meles meles minor

Satunin, 1905

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

467

Authority publication

Priroda

Name usages

  1. Satunin (1906:113, 288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58456319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58456494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69040)
  2. Satunin (1908:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44143)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Meles arcalus

G. S. Miller, 1907

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

arcalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.2.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/03b28d33-1344-4047-b68d-001d4c1d3099

Authority page

394

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413643

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Miller (1912:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)

Meles urartuorum

Satunin, 1908

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

urartuorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5, 27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58559945 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58559967

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Satunin (1908:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44143)

Meles meles rhodius

Festa, 1914

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

rhodia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14753128

Authority publication

Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino

Name usages

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

Meles meles ponticus

Blackler, 1916

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pontica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.6.219

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0208f1da-8c1c-4f1a-939e-6609d32235c0

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129650

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Meles meles severzovi

Heptner, 1940

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

severzovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-21646

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-21646

Authority page

224

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45433431

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Meles meles canescens natio bokharensis

V. V. Petrov, 1953

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

bokharensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Uchen. zap. Len. gos. ped. in-ta

Name usages

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

Meles meles arcalus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

arcalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Meles meles canescens

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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