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SPECIES Meles anakuma

Author:Temminck, 1844.
Citation:Fauna Japon., Mamm., 30: pl. 6.
Common Name:Japanese Badger
Type Locality:"Environs of Nagasaki et d’Awa," [Japan].
Distribution:Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku).
Comments:Heptner et al. (1967) and Baryshnikov and Potapova (1990) considered anakuma a subspecies of Asian badger. However, Abramov (2001, 2002) supported the recognition of these forms as distinct.
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