Hog Badger

Hog Badger

Taxobox
name = Hog Badger


image_width = 240px
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Mustelidae
genus = "Arctonyx"
species = "A. collaris"
binomial = "Arctonyx collaris"
binomial_authority = Cuvier, 1825The Hog Badger ("Arctonyx collaris") is a terrestrial mammal up to Convert|70|cm|in long, with medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on an elongated white face and a pink pig-like snout.

The Hog Badger is found in Southeast Asian tropical rainforests. Its appearance generally resembles the Eurasian Badger, but it is smaller, with larger claws on the front feet. Its tail has long white hairs, and its front feet have white claws.

The Hog Badger is omnivorous, its diet consisting of fruits, roots and small animals. It is nocturnal.

The Hog Badger is common throughout its large range, and has been evaluated as of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

External links

* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=41625 IUCN Red List]
* [http://www.badgers.org.uk/badgerpages/hog-badger-01.html Hog Badger Fact File]
* [http://www.lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=200 Hog Badger]


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