Meles
genus of badgers
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Summary
Meles is a taxon[1]. Meles ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,310 views/month, #1,477 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Melinae[4]
- Taxon name: Meles[5]
- Commons category: Meles[6]
- Temporal range start: Pleistocene[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Meles[8]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
- Taxon synonym: Taxus[10]
- Taxon common name: Europäische Dachse[11], European Badgers[12], Blaireau européen[13], Barsukas[14], Eirāzijas āpši[15], Texugo-europeu[16]
- Different from: Borsuk[17]
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Identifiers
Meles's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41840[18]. Meles's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9661[19]. Meles's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35940[20]. Meles's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433867[21]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 726246[22] and 621806[23].
Why It Matters
Meles has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Meles is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]