The Asian badger (Meles leucurus), also known as the sand badger, is a species of badger native to Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, the Korean Peninsula and Russia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Asian Badger being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Meles meles
- Meles canescens
- Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Meles anakuma
- Arctonyx albogularis
- Nyctereutes viverrinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Meles
- Species
- Meles leucurus
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