Meles anakuma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Superfamilia: Musteloidea

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Melinae
Genus: Meles
Species: Meles anakuma

Name

Meles anakuma Temminck, 1844

Type locality: "Environs of Nagasaki et d’Awa", [Japan].

Synonyms

Meles meles anakuma Temminck, 1844

References

Temminck, C. J. 1844. Fauna Japon., Mamm., 30: pl. 6.
Meles anakuma in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Meles anakuma Temminck, 1844 (Least Concern)
Meles anakuma Temminck, 1844 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

bosanski: Japanski jazavac
Deutsch: Japanischer Dachs
English: Japanese Badger
español: Tejón Japonés
日本語: ニホンアナグマ
Nederlands: Japanse das
svenska: Japansk grävling

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