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...

and Arctonyx) including the European badger, five species of Helictidinae (genus Melogale) or ferret-badger, the honey badger or ratel Mellivorinae (genus...

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)...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The European pine marten (Martes martes), also known as the pine marten, is a mustelid native to and widespread in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus...

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...

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

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

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

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...

The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small wildcat species native to continental Europe, Great Britain, Turkey and the Caucasus. Its fur is brownish...

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

Japanese raccoon dogs are often mistakenly translated into English as "badger" or "raccoon" (as used in the English translation of the film Pom Poko and...

-ənt/ DAHKS-huunt, -⁠huund, -⁠ənt; German: 'badger dog'), also known as the wiener dog or sausage dog, badger dog and doxie, is a short-legged, long-bodied...

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

Hog badgers are three species of mustelid in the genus Arctonyx. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamily Melinae, alongside the true badgers...

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...

the European mink is not closely related to the American mink, being much closer to the European polecat and Siberian weasel (kolonok). The European mink...

habitat. The European badger (Meles meles), a nocturnal carnivore, has a powerful olfactory system. Anal gland secretions (AGS) of badgers are not commonly...

hoevenii) Meles (Eurasian badgers) Japanese badger (M. anakuma) Caucasian badger (M. canescens) Asian badger (M. leucurus) European badger (M. meles)...

The paw of a yellow-throated marten. The forepaw of a European badger. Front paw of European hamster Wikimedia Commons has media related to Animal feet...

hoevenii) Meles (Eurasian badgers) Japanese badger (M. anakuma) Caucasian badger (M. canescens) Asian badger (M. leucurus) European badger (M. meles)...

English via Latin from the Greek word lynx (λύγξ), derived from the Indo-European root *leuk- ('light', 'brightness'), in reference to the luminescence of...