Asian badger

Asian badger
Stuffed specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Meles
Species:
M. leucurus[1]
Binomial name
Meles leucurus[1]
Hodgson, 1847
Asian badger range

The Asian badger (Meles leucurus), also known as the sand badger, is a species of badger native to Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Korean Peninsula and Russia.

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  2. ^ Abramov, A.V. (2016). "Meles leucurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136385A45221149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136385A45221149.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.