Meles leucurus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1847)

Asian Badger

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Location:China, Zhejiang province, Qingliangfeng Natural ReserveDate taken:Jun 21, 2025

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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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1847-08. On the Tibetan badger, Taxidia Leucurus, N. S., with Plates. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16(2):763-771.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126296

Original name as described

Taxidia Leucurus

Type locality

China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · China · Mongolia

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. amurensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Puzachenko, A.Yu., Yudin, V.G. and Abramov, A.V. 2025. Cranial variation and taxonomic status of Far-Eastern badgers, with remarks on Pleistocene paleogeography of Meles (Carnivora: Mustelidae). Vertebrate Zoology 75:147-164. doi:10.3897/vz.75.e148147

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005858

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: 36 names and synonyms.

Taxidia Leucurus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1847)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

763

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126296

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Hodgson (1847:763, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39850)

Taxidea Leucurus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1847)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862900

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1847:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57051)
  2. Blyth (1853:589, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68927)

Meles leucurus

Horsfield, 1857

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

398

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860972

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Horsfield (1857:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
  2. Gray (1865:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  3. Gray (1869:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  4. Nehring (1891:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67732)
  5. Trouessart (1904:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423017) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136385/45221149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Taxidea leucura

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534698

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Meles leptorynchus

A. Milne-Edwards, 1867

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

leptoryncha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1867-540, MNHN-ZM-MO-1867-544

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1867-540 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1867-544

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29126195

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Meles chinensis

J. E. Gray, 1868

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664712

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1869:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  2. Nehring (1891:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67732)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Meles leptorhynchus

A. David, 1871

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

leptorhynchus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Meles taxus arenarius

Satunin, 1895

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

arenaria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13341826

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Satunin (1895:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13341826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67731)

Meles taxus sibiricus

Kastschenko, 1900

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

sibirica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

table 15

Authority publication

book

Meles amurensis altaicus

Kastschenko, 1902

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

altaica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 9971, ZIN S. 25667

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

613

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9136806

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

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