| Hog badger | |
|---|---|
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| A. collaris | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Melinae |
| Genus: | Arctonyx Cuvier, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Arctonyx collaris | |
| Species | |
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| Distribution of the genusArctonyx | |
Hog badgers are three species ofmustelid in the genusArctonyx. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamilyMelinae, alongside the truebadgers (genusMeles).
Arctonyx was formerly considered amonotypic genus containing one species,A. collaris, but a 2008 study found it to comprise 3 distinct species, a finding later followed by theAmerican Society of Mammalogists.[1][2]
Three species are known:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Northern hog badger (A. albogularis) | South and East Asia. | |
 | Greater hog badger (A. collaris) | Southeast Asia. |
| Sumatran hog badger (A. hoevenii) | Sumatra in Indonesia. |
TheIUCN considers the greater hog badger (A. collaris), the northern hog badger (A. albogularis) and the Sumatran hog badger (A. hoevenii) as three separatespecies. The greater hog badger is listed as aVulnerable species. The other two are listed asLeast Concern.[3][4]
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