Mammals › Mustelids
European Badger
Meles meles
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Asian BadgerMeles leucurus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Caucasian BadgerMeles canescens
Domestic DogCanis familiaris
Common RaccoonProcyon lotor
Eurasian OtterLutra lutra
Mainland Raccoon DogNyctereutes procyonoides
Wild BoarSus scrofa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 142,222 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 142,221 |
| United Kingdom | 2,133 |
| Italy | 1,910 |
| England | 1,692 |
| France | 1,433 |
| Spain | 1,075 |
| Nord-Ovest | 1,060 |
| Germany | 795 |
| Russia | 785 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivorans · Carnivora |
| Family | Mustelids · Mustelidae |
| Genus | Eurasian Badgers · Meles |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Badger with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.