One of the 4 badgers on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Mustelidae
Meles meles
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It lives in underground tunnel systems called setts, which successive generations may use and extend for decades or even centuries.
Weight
8 kg – 14 kg
Size
75 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
7 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Family group
Lives in small family groups with close bonds.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Mammal Society · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · iNaturalist · Animal Diversity Web · Animalia.bio · Trees for Life · Monaco Nature Encyclopedia · PMC (heterochrony puberty study)
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 21.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Eurasian Badger — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about eurasian badger.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
