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Arctonyx
Hog badgers are three species of mustelid in the genus ''Arctonyx''. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamily Melinae, alongside the true badgers (genus '' Meles''). Taxonomy ''Arctonyx'' was formerly considered a monotypic genus containing one species, '' A. collaris'', but a 2008 study found it to comprise 3 distinct species, a finding later followed by the American Society of Mammalogists. Species Three species are known: Conservation The IUCN considers the greater hog badger (''A. collaris''), the northern hog badger (''A. albogularis'') and the Sumatran hog badger (''A. hoevenii'') as three separate species. The greater hog badger is listed as a Vulnerable species. The other two are listed as Least Concern A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. T .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hog badgers are three species of mustelid in the genus ''Arctonyx''. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamily Melinae, alongside the true badgers (genus '' Meles''). Taxonomy ''Arctonyx'' was formerly considered a monotypic genus containing one species, '' A. collaris'', but a 2008 study found it to comprise 3 distinct species, a finding later followed by the American Society of Mammalogists. Species Three species are known: Conservation The IUCN considers the greater hog badger (''A. collaris''), the northern hog badger (''A. albogularis'') and the Sumatran hog badger (''A. hoevenii'') as three separate species. The greater hog badger is listed as a Vulnerable species. The other two are listed as Least Concern A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctonyx Collaris
The greater hog badger (''Arctonyx collaris'') is a very large terrestrial Mustelidae, mustelid native to Southeast Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because the global population is thought to be declining due to high levels of poaching. Taxonomy It was formerly thought to be the only species in the genus ''Hog badger, Arctonyx'', displaying heavy variation throughout its wide range, leading it to be classified as having many subspecies. However, a 2008 study found that ''Arctonyx'' should be split into three species. The following subspecies were formerly recognized, but are now thought to be conspecific with little distinction between one another: * Greater hog badger ''A. c. collaris'' (Cuvier, 1825) – lives in the Eastern Himalayas;Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966)''Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946'' Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pages 274†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Hog Badger
The greater hog badger (''Arctonyx collaris'') is a very large terrestrial mustelid native to Southeast Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because the global population is thought to be declining due to high levels of poaching. Taxonomy It was formerly thought to be the only species in the genus ''Arctonyx'', displaying heavy variation throughout its wide range, leading it to be classified as having many subspecies. However, a 2008 study found that ''Arctonyx'' should be split into three species. The following subspecies were formerly recognized, but are now thought to be conspecific with little distinction between one another: * Greater hog badger ''A. c. collaris'' (Cuvier, 1825) – lives in the Eastern Himalayas;Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966)''Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946'' Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pages 274–275. * Indochinese hog badger ''A. c. dict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctonyx Albogularis
The northern hog badger (''Arctonyx albogularis'') is a species of mustelid native to South and East Asia. Taxonomy It was formerly considered a subspecies of the greater hog badger (''A. collaris'') when ''A. collaris'' was considered the only species in ''Arctonyx'', but a 2008 study split the genus into 3 species, including ''A. albogularis''. Description The species is much smaller than the greater hog badger and has a more gracile skull. Elderly animals only have a moderately developed sagittal crest, in contrast to the two other species in the genus. It has a softer pelage with longer hairs than the other ''Arctonyx'', with thick underfur during the winter months. It has blackish forequarters, with the mid-back, tail, and hindquarters either being white or mixed with white. It is darker than the greater hog badger but lighter than the Sumatran hog badger. The species displays significant geographical variation, and some forms may represent distinct subspecies. Distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Hog Badger
The northern hog badger (''Arctonyx albogularis'') is a species of mustelid native to South and East Asia. Taxonomy It was formerly considered a subspecies of the greater hog badger (''A. collaris'') when ''A. collaris'' was considered the only species in ''Arctonyx'', but a 2008 study split the genus into 3 species, including ''A. albogularis''. Description The species is much smaller than the greater hog badger and has a more gracile skull. Elderly animals only have a moderately developed sagittal crest, in contrast to the two other species in the genus. It has a softer pelage with longer hairs than the other ''Arctonyx'', with thick underfur during the winter months. It has blackish forequarters, with the mid-back, tail, and hindquarters either being white or mixed with white. It is darker than the greater hog badger but lighter than the Sumatran hog badger. The species displays significant geographical variation, and some forms may represent distinct subspecies. Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctonyx Hoevenii
The Sumatran hog badger (''Arctonyx hoevenii'') is a species of mustelid endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Taxonomy It was formerly considered a subspecies of the greater hog badger (''A. collaris''), when it was considered the only species in the genus ''Arctonyx''. However, in 2008, a study proposed splitting ''A. collaris'' into 3 species, with one of these being ''A. hoevenii''. This finding was later followed by the American Society of Mammalogists. Description It is the smallest species of ''Arctonyx'', being about the size of a large housecat. It also has sparser fur and a much darker pelage than the other two species in the genus. Distribution The species is endemic to the high-altitude regions of Sumatra, namely the Barisan Range, which extends along the length of the island. Its range extends to the foothills, as low as 700 meters above sea level, up to the very highest point on the island; in 1918, the skull of a Sumatran hog badger was discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badger
Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity. All belong to the caniform suborder of carnivoran mammals. The fifteen species of mustelid badgers are grouped in four subfamilies: four species of Melinae (genera ''Meles'' and ''Arctonyx'') including the European badger, five species of Helictidinae (genus ''Melogale'') or ferret-badger, the honey badger or ratel Mellivorinae (genus ''Mellivora''), and the American badger Taxideinae (genus ''Taxidae''). Badgers include the most basal mustelids; the American badger is the most basal of all, followed successively by the ratel and the Melinae; the estimated split dates are about 17.8, 15.5 and 14.8 million years ago, respectively. The two species of Asiatic stink badgers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumatran Hog Badger
The Sumatran hog badger (''Arctonyx hoevenii'') is a species of mustelid endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Taxonomy It was formerly considered a subspecies of the greater hog badger (''A. collaris''), when it was considered the only species in the genus ''Arctonyx''. However, in 2008, a study proposed splitting ''A. collaris'' into 3 species, with one of these being ''A. hoevenii''. This finding was later followed by the American Society of Mammalogists. Description It is the smallest species of ''Arctonyx'', being about the size of a large housecat. It also has sparser fur and a much darker pelage than the other two species in the genus. Distribution The species is endemic to the high-altitude regions of Sumatra, namely the Barisan Range, which extends along the length of the island. Its range extends to the foothills, as low as 700 meters above sea level, up to the very highest point on the island; in 1918, the skull of a Sumatran hog badger was discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustelidae
The Mustelidae (; from Latin ''mustela'', weasel) are a family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others. Mustelids () are a diverse group and form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora. They comprise about 66 to 70 species in nine subfamilies. Variety Mustelids vary greatly in size and behaviour. The smaller variants of the least weasel can be under in length, while the giant otter of Amazonian South America can measure up to and sea otters can exceed in weight. Wolverines can crush bones as thick as the femur of a moose to get at the marrow, and have been seen attempting to drive bears away from their kills. The sea otter uses rocks to break open shellfish to eat. Martens are largely arboreal, while European badgers dig extensive tunnel networks, called setts. Only one mustelid has been domesticated; the ferret. Tayra are also kept as pets (although they requ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meles (genus)
''Meles'' is a genus of badgers containing four living species known as Eurasian badgers, the Japanese badger (''Meles anakuma''), Asian badger (''Meles leucurus''), Caucasian badger (''Meles canescens'') and European badger (''Meles meles''). In an older categorization, they were seen as a single species with three subspecies (''Meles meles anakuma'', ''Meles meles leucurus'' and ''Meles meles meles''). There are also several extinct members of the genus. They are members of the subfamily Melinae of the weasel family, Mustelidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Meles'' was erected by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1762 after Carl Linnaeus had described the Eurasian badger ''Meles meles'' in 1758. This animal had a very extensive range over most of temperate Europe and Asia and there has been much discussion as to whether it is a single or three distinct species. There are geographical differences between individuals from different parts of the range in skull structure, mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotypic Taxon
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. In contrast, an oligotypic taxon contains more than one but only a very few subordinate taxa. Examples Just as the term ''monotypic'' is used to describe a taxon including only one subdivision, the contained taxon can also be referred to as monotypic within the higher-level taxon, e.g. a genus monotypic within a family. Some examples of monotypic groups are: Plants * In the order Amborellales, there is only one family, Amborellaceae and there is only one genus, '' Amborella'', and in this genus there is only one species, namely ''Amborella trichopoda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Cuvier
Georges-Frédéric Cuvier (28 June 1773 – 24 July 1838) was a French zoologist and paleontologist. He was the younger brother of noted naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier. Career Frederic was the head keeper of the menagerie at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1804 to 1838. He named the red panda (''Ailurus fulgens'') in 1825. The chair of comparative physiology was created for him at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in 1837. He was elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society in 1835. He is mentioned in Charles Darwin's ''On the Origin of Species'' (Chapter VII) as having worked on animal behaviour and instinct, especially the distinction between habit and instinct. He is also mentioned in Herman Melville's ''Moby-Dick'' (Chapter 32) as having written on the topic of whales. Evolution Cuvier has been described as the first scientist to use terms ''"héréditaire"'' (hereditary) in 1807 and "heredity” in 1812 in their now biological context. He used b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
