Least ConcernEurasian Badger
Meles meles
45 countries21 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 4 species of badger, in the family Mustelidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 4.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 56 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Its setts can be used by successive generations for centuries.
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Its weight varies markedly with the seasons: heavier in autumn than in spring.
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It feeds mainly on earthworms.
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It practises delayed implantation: the embryo is held in suspension for months and only implants when conditions guarantee food for the cubs.
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In the northern populations it spends several months dormant inside the sett over winter, something the European badger of temperate climates does not do.
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It can vanish underground within seconds when chased.
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It occasionally hunts cooperatively with coyotes, pressing prey from different directions.
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Its gestation can stretch to seven months through delayed implantation.
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