Eurasian Badger
species of mammal
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Summary
Eurasian Badger is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,788 views/month, #590 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Naturparktier des Jahres[3], Animal of the Year[4]
- Taxon rank: species[5]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[6]
- Parent taxon: Meles[7]
- Taxon name: Meles meles[8]
- Has use: badger sett[9]
- Commons category: Meles meles[10]
- Start time: -700000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Meles meles[12]
- Commons gallery: Meles meles[13]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[14], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[15]
- Original combination: Ursus meles[16]
- This taxon is source of: badger blood[17]
- Short name: M. meles[18]
- Taxon common name: Eurasian Badger[19], Badger[20], Tejón[21], Blaireau Européen[22], European Badger[23], Old World Badger[24], Europäischer Dachs[25], das[26], blaireau[27], badger, eurasian badger[28], Dachs[29], mäyrä[30], borsuk[31], jaźwiec[32]
- Different from: Borsuk[33]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02447366-n[34]
- Bite force quotient: 109[35]
- Longest observed lifespan: 18.6 years[36]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 855297[37] and 41841[38]. Eurasian Badger's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9662[39]. Eurasian Badger's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328046[40]. Eurasian Badger's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433875[41]. Eurasian Badger's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621922[42].
Why It Matters
Eurasian Badger has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
FAQs
What awards did Eurasian Badger receive?
Honors received include Naturparktier des Jahres[3] and Animal of the Year[4].