The European badger (Meles meles), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a badger species in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and...

species of mustelid badgers are grouped in four subfamilies: four species of Melinae (genera Meles and Arctonyx) including the European badger, five species...

The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related. It is found...

in the Mediterranean Sea. The Caucasian badger was formerly thought to be a subspecies of the European badger (M. meles), along with the other subspecies...

shares the genus Meles with its close relatives, the European (M. meles) and Asian (M. leucurus) badgers. In Japan, it is called by the name anaguma (穴熊)...

studies. This positions it as the third largest known badger, after the European badger and hog badger, and fourth largest extant terrestrial mustelid after...

the Korean Peninsula and Russia. The Asian badger is mostly lighter in colour than the European badger, though some forms may closely approach the former...

rivaling the European badger; However, hog badgers are not known to rival the weights of the European badger during autumn hyperphagia. A hog badger's appearance...

ferret-badger (Melogale moschata) Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale subaurantiaca) Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale...

Badger culling in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence, within a set area and timescale, as a way to reduce badger numbers in the hope of controlling...

Stink badgers or false badgers are the species of the genus Mydaus of the skunk family of carnivorans, the Mephitidae. They resemble the better-known members...

to break open shellfish to eat. Martens are largely arboreal, while European badgers dig extensive tunnel networks, called setts. Only one mustelid has...

Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis), also called the Javan stink badger, teledu, Malay stink badger, Malay badger, Indonesian stink badger and Sunda...

Badger-baiting is a form of blood sport in which badgers are baited with dogs. A baiting session typically results in the death of the badger, and possibly...

The Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), also known as the small-toothed ferret-badger is a member of the Mustelidae, and widely distributed in...

fifty local badger groups dedicated to the conservation and protection of the European badger. It states that it is the leading voice for badgers and that...

The northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis) is a species of mustelid native to South and East Asia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the greater...

ferret-badger (Melogale subaurantiaca) is a mustelid species endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly thought to be conspecific with the Chinese ferret-badger (M...

stink badger (Mydaus marchei), pantot or tuldo in the Batak language, is a carnivoran of the western Philippines named for its resemblance to badgers, its...

"Badgers", also known informally as "Badger Badger Badger" or "The Badger Song", is a Flash animated meme by British animator Jonti Picking, also known...

(Meles anakuma), Asian badger (Meles leucurus), Caucasian badger (Meles canescens) and European badger (Meles meles). In an older categorization, they were...

The Vietnam ferret-badger (Melogale cucphuongensis) is a member of the family Mustelidae native to Vietnam. It was described in 2011 and is known from...

mystery. In Chinese and Japanese folklore, the badger character is a shapeshifter. In European folklore the badger character is intimately associated with the...

The Sumatran hog badger (Arctonyx hoevenii) is a species of mustelid endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Arctonyx hoevenii was formerly considered...

ferret-badger (Melogale personata), also known as the large-toothed ferret-badger, is a mustelid native to Southeast Asia. The Burmese ferret-badger has...

sweet marten. The European pine marten is also the national animal of Croatia and appears on the 1 Euro coin. Previously, the European Pine Marten appeared...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dachs may refer to: Badger (animal) (Melinae) or European badger (Meles meles), in German Dachs armored engineering vehicle...

The tapetum lucidum of a European badger reflects the photographer's flash, one of many nocturnal traits ubiquitous in mammals...

basin and the semi-aquatic African clawless otter are larger—while the European badger may reach a similar body mass, especially in autumn. Wolverines have...

as daytime resting sites in winter. Occasionally, European polecats use abandoned European badger or red fox burrows. Like other mustelids, the polecat...