European badger: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European badger lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Meles meles
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae

Where does the European badger live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European badger in 19 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

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 European badger endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the European badger?

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

About the European badger

The European badger (Meles meles), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a species of badger in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and parts of Central Asia. It is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range and large, stable population size which is thought to be increasing in some regions. Several subspecies are recognised, with the nominate subspecies (M. m. meles) predominating in most of Europe. In the UK it is the only extant species, and is simply known as the "badger".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European badger (revision 1379706027), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27066 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).