Hog badger

The hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a species of badger. They are found in central and southeast Asia. It is listed as near threatened.

 Characteristics 
It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on face and a pink, pig-like snout. The head-and-body length is  and it`s body weight is .Boitani, L. (1984). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals. Touchstone. 

Its tail has long white hairs. Its front feet have white claws.

 Distribution and habitat 
Hog badgers are common in Thailand and in tropical evergreen forests and grasslands of the Terai in north-eastern India. They appear in Indochina and in southern China.

Subspecies:
 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.
 Northern hog badger A. c. albogularis – appears in southern China
 Chinese hog badger A. c. leucolaemus  – appears in northern China;
 Sumatran hog badger A. c. hoevenii – lives in Sumatra;
 Indochinese hog badger A. c. dictator – lives in southern Thailand and Indochina;
 Burmese hog badger A. c. consul – appears from Assam to Myanmar.

 References 

Category:Mustelids
Category:Mammals of Asia