Asian badger: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Asian badger Meles leucurus Least concern

Where the Asian badger lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 4,571 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See weasels, otters, badgers & skunks on the world map

Scientific name	Meles leucurus
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae

Where does the Asian badger live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian badger in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asian badger endangered?

The Asian badger’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asian badger?

The Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Mustelidae, genus Meles. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian badger

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian badger (revision 1380089396), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q728454 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).