Meles leucurus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamila: Mustelinae
Genus: Meles
Species: Meles leucurus
Subspecies: M. l. amurensis - M. l. arenarius - M. l. leucurus - M. l. sibiricus - M. l. tianschanensis

Name

Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847)

Type locality: "Lhasa, Thibet", China

References

* Hodgson, B. H. 1847. On the Tibetian badger (Taxidia leucurus). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 16:763.
* Meles leucurus on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847) (Least Concern)
* Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847) Report on ITIS

Vernacular Names
English: Asian Badger