European Badger
Meles meles
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 12,070
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The European badger, also known as the Eurasian badger, is a species of badger in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and parts of Central Asia. It is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its wide range and large, stable population size which is thought to be increasing in some regions. Several subspecies are recognised, with the nominate subspecies predominating in most of Europe. In the UK it is the only extant species, and is simply known as the "badger".
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “European badger”.