Greater hog badger

The greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a very large

terrestrial mustelid native to Southeast Asia. It is listed as Greater hog badger
Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because
the global population is thought to be declining due to high
levels of poaching.[1]

Contents
Taxonomy
Greater hog badger in Huai Kha
Description
Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Distribution and habitat
Conservation status
Gallery
Ecology and behavior
References
External links Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
It was formerly thought to be the only species in the genus
Arctonyx, displaying heavy variation throughout its wide range, Class: Mammalia
leading it to be classified as having many subspecies. However, Order: Carnivora
a 2008 study found that Arctonyx should be split into 3 species, a
finding later followed by the American Society of Family: Mustelidae
Mammalogists.[2][3] Genus: Arctonyx
Species: A. collaris
Description
Binomial name
It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two Arctonyx collaris
black stripes on an elongated white face and a pink, pig-like
Cuvier, 1825
snout. The head-and-body length is 65–104 cm (26–41 in), the
tail measures 19–29 cm (7.5–11.4 in) and the body weight is 7–
14 kg (15–31 lb).[2][4]

With weights regularly reported from 8.4 to 12 kg (19 to 26 lb) it is one of the world's largest terrestrial
extant mustelids going on average body mass, perhaps behind only the wolverine and rivaling the
European badger (although it is not known to rival the weights of the latter, better-known badger during
autumn hypophagia).[5][6]

Its appearance generally resembles the European badger, but with larger claws on the front feet. Its tail has
long white hairs, and its front feet have white claws.
Distribution and habitat
The greater hog badger is considered fairly common in Thailand and Indochina in tropical evergreen forests
and grasslands of the Terai in the easternmost portion of north-eastern India and southeastern
Bangladesh.[1] Its distribution in Myanmar is considered patchy.[7]

The following subspecies were formerly recognized, but are now thought to be conspecific with little
distinction between one another:[8][9]

Greater hog badger A. c. collaris (Cuvier, 1825) – lives in the Eastern Himalayas;[10]
Indochinese hog badger A. c. dictator (Thomas, 1910) – lives in southern Thailand and
Indochina;[10]
Burmese hog badger A. c. consul (Pocock, 1940) – occurs from Assam to Myanmar.[10]

Gallery

From Huai Kha

Khaeng Wildlife
Sanctuary

Ecology and behavior

The hog badger is active by day and not very wary of humans.[11] Analysis of numerous camera trap
pictures from Myanmar show no peak activity at either day or night.[12]

The hog badger is omnivorous; its diet consists of fruits, roots and small animals.

References
1. Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R.; Chutipong, W.; Gray, T.N.E.; Long, B.; Helgen, K.; Rahman,
H.; Choudhury, A.; Willcox, D.H.A. (2016). "Arctonyx collaris" (https://www.iucnredlist.org/spe
cies/70205537/45209459). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016:
e.T70205537A45209459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T70205537A45209459.en (h
ttps://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T70205537A45209459.en). Retrieved
20 November 2021.
 2. Helgen, Kristofer M.; Lim, Norman T.-L.; Helgen, Lauren E. (2008). "The hog-badger is not
an edentate: systematics and evolution of the genus Arctonyx (Mammalia: Mustelidae)" (http
s://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00416.x). Zoological Journal of
the Linnean Society. 154 (2): 353–385. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00416.x (https://doi.or
g/10.1111%2Fj.1096-3642.2008.00416.x). ISSN 1096-3642 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1
096-3642). PMC 7107037 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7107037).
PMID 32287392 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32287392).
3. "Explore the Database" (https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=100585
4). www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
4. Boitani, L. (1984). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-671-
42805-1
5. Zhang, L., Zhou, Y. B., Newman, C., Kaneko, Y., Macdonald, D. W., Jiang, P. P., & Ding, P.
(2009). Niche overlap and sett-site resource partitioning for two sympatric species of badger.
Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 21(2), 89-100.
6. Parker, C. (1979). Birth, care and development of Chinese hog badgers. International Zoo
Yearbook, 19(1), 182-185.
7. Than Zaw, Saw Htun, Saw Htoo Tha Po, Myint Maung, Lynam, A. J., Kyaw Thinn Latt and
Duckworth, J. W. (2008). Status and distribution of small carnivores in Myanmar. Small
Carnivore Conservation 38: 2–28.
8. Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora" (http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/r
esources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14001135). In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal
Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (http://www.google.com/boo
ks?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA532) (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628.
ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62265494).
9. "Explore the Database" (https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=100585
4). www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
10. Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966). Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian
mammals 1758 to 1946 (https://archive.org/stream/checklistofindia00elle#page/274/mode/2
up). Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pages 274–275.
11. Duckworth, J. W., Salter, R. E. and Khounbline, K. (1999). Wildlife in Lao PDR: 1999 Status
Report (http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2000-050.pdf). IUCN, Vientiane, Laos.
12. Than Zaw, Saw Htun, Saw Htoo Tha Po, Myint Maung, Lynam, A. J., Kyaw Thinn Latt and
Duckworth, J. W. (2008). Status and distribution of small carnivores in Myanmar (http://www.
smallcarnivoreconservation.org/sccwiki/images/0/0c/SCC38_ThanZaw_et_al.pdf) Archived
(https://web.archive.org/web/20150428015546/http://www.smallcarnivoreconservation.org/sc
cwiki/images/0/0c/SCC38_ThanZaw_et_al.pdf) 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. Small
Carnivore Conservation 38: 2–28.

External links
Hog Badger (http://lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=200)

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