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Meles leucurus (Asian Badger)

Synonyms: Meles meles leucurus; Taxidea leucurus

Wikipedia Abstract

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

Infraspecies

Meles leucurus amurensis
Meles leucurus arenarius
Meles leucurus blanfordi
Meles leucurus leucurus
Meles leucurus sibiricus
Meles leucurus tianschanensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
26
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.33
EDGE Score: 2.43
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  26.20 lbs (11.884 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  84 grams
Male Weight [1]  32.00 lbs (14.515 kg)
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Herbivore
Diet - Endothermic [2]  30 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  50 %
Diet - Plants [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 1 month
Male Maturity [1]  1 year
Gestation [1]  49 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  19 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  31 inches (80 cm)

Range Map

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0