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Caucasian Badger

Meles canescens

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Israel.January 5, February 5, March 5, April 3, May 5, June 3, July 5, August 2, September 9, October 4, November 4, December 1.
Israel51
Northern District27
Turkey25
Haifa14
Greece13
Crete12
Samsun7
Iran7
İzmir6
Central District5

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyMustelids · Mustelidae
GenusEurasian Badgers · Meles

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Caucasian Badger with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.