Southwest Asian Badger

← Back to the app

Meles canescens

Southwest Asian Badger, a reference photo
Photo: Lemur12 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The Caucasian badger (Meles canescens) or Southwest Asian badger is a species of badger native to Western Asia and some islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Southwest 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Meles
Species
Meles canescens

Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.

Check your photo

More species