Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Carnivora > Suborder Caniformia > Family Mustelidae > Genus Meles

Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Ursus Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MelesBrisson, 1762accepted genus name

Species group names

Ursus meles Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Children

Meles meles leucurus Hodgson, 1847
Meles meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: bala; baldosa; dosëbala; vjedulla sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Danish: Grævling sources: danish PESI focal point
 Dutch: Das sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Badger sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: Badger; Eurasian Badger sources: Charles Hussey
 German: Dachs; Eurasischer Dachs; Europäischer Dachs sources: german PESI focal point;Germany PESI focal point
 Greek: Ασβός sources: Greek PESI focal point
 Israel (Hebrew): גירית sources: Hebrew PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: barsukas sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point
 Norwegian Bokmål: grevling sources: Systema Naturae, 10th ed., 1:48
 Norwegian Nynorsk: grevling sources: Systema Naturae, 10th ed., 1:48
 Russian: барсук sources: Russian PESI focal point
 Slovenian: jazbec sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Swedish: grävling
 Turkish: Porsuk sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: Борсук; Борсук європейський sources: Ukranian PESI focal point;Ukraine PESI focal point
 Welsh: mochyn daear

Genbank

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External Links

GBIF

Citation

Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz. Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=305312

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2005-01-25 by Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz

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