Hog badgers are three species of Mustelidae in the genus Arctonyx. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamily Badger, alongside the true badgers (genus Meles).
Taxonomy
Arctonyx was formerly considered a
Monotypic taxon containing one species,
A. collaris, but a 2008 study found it to comprise 3 distinct species, a finding later followed by the American Society of Mammalogists.
Species
Three species are known:
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| South and East Asia. |
| Southeast Asia. |
| Sumatra in Indonesia. |
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Conservation
The
IUCN considers the greater hog badger (
A. collaris), the northern hog badger (
A. albogularis) and the Sumatran hog badger (
A. hoevenii) as three separate
species. The greater hog badger is listed as a Vulnerable species. The other two are listed as
Least Concern.
