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Hog badger
Adult weight : 10.5 kg (23.1 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 16 years
Gestation : 42 days
Weaning : 104 days
Litter size : 3
Weight at birth : 0.058 kg (0.1276 lbs)
Hog badger
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Melinae
Species : Arctonyx collaris
The Hog badger is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the hog badger
A young / baby of a hog badger is called a 'kit'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A hog badger group is called a 'cete, colony, set or company'.
Facts about the hog badger
Chinese authorities were drowning civet cats in chemicals, electrocuting them, and burning them in hopes of preventing further SARS cases; rats, raccoon dogs, and hog badgers are also being
Located across south-east Asia, the Hog badger is also referred to as the hog-nosed, bear-pig and sand badger.
The snout is elongate and used for foraging and, particularly in the hog badger, is very truncated and mobile.
or Arctonyx collaris is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
The hog badger is found in China and neighboring parts of Southeast Asia. (Full text)
General The hog badger is also (Full text)
Hog badgers are said to be playful animals, the young especially so. (Full text)
The hog badger is also known as the hog-nosed badger, the bear-pig and the sand badger. (Full text)
The hog badger is also hunted in Manipur in India, even in protected forests. (Full text)
I am not aware of any locations where hog badgers are seen in the wild on a regular basis. (Full text)
This page confirmed that the hog badger Arctonyx collaris is also known as the bear-pig. (Full text)
Hog Badger is similar to bear, but smaller and like living in hole and crater (Full text)
Jan 7 Chinese authorities were drowning civet cats in chemicals, electrocuting them, and burning them in hopes of preventing further SARS cases; rats, raccoon dogs, and hog badgers are also being exterminated. (Full text)
[New Scientist] Chinese authorities were drowning civet cats in chemicals, electrocuting them, and burning them in hopes of preventing further SARS cases; rats, raccoon dogs, and hog badgers are also being exterminated. (Full text)
The hog badger is distributed widely across tropical Southeast Asia. (Full text)
Description The hog-badger is similar to the honey badger, but with a squat bear-like body, stumpy legs and long (Full text)
Hog-badgers are apparently omnivorous as evident from the snout, which is believed to be used for digging for animal and plant food. (Full text)
1. Arctonyx, genus Arctonyx -- (a genus of Mustelidae)Arctonyx
genus Arctonyx
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