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--> FAMILY Mustelidae
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--> GENUS Meles
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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