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Meles Brisson, 1762

Badgers
Meles Brisson, 1762; , TS: Ursus meles Linnaeus
Taxus
Melesium
Meledes

Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU, Asia Minor, Palestine, Iran, Tibet, China, C.Asia, Japan. See [About maps] Mäyrä Eurasian Badger Badger
Ursus meles Linnaeus, 1758; , TL: Sweden
Meles meles ; [MPR, 175]

M. m. meles

communis
europaeus
typicus
vulgaris
alba
altaicus; (Altai)
amurensis
anakuma; (Japan)
arcalus; (Crete)
arenarius; (Caucasus)
blanfordi; (Sinkiang)
britannicus; (Britain)
canescens; (Iran)
caninus
caucasicus
chinensis
danicus
hanensis
heptneri
leucurus; (Tibet)
leptorhynchus; (N. China)
maculata
marianensis; (Spain)
mediterraneus
melanogenys
minor
ponticus
raddei; (Transbaikalia)
rhodius; (Rhodes)
severzovi; (Turkestan)
sibiricus; (Tomsk)
schrenkii
siningensis
tsingtauensis
talassicus
tauricus
taxus
tianschanensis

M. m. aberrans Stroganov, 1962

Meles meles aberrans Stroganov, 1962; , TL: Bogembai, Akmolinskaya dist., Kazakhstan, USSR

21.4.2000 (1)

References:

[About maps]

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[MPR]

Corbet, G. B, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.