Northern hog badger
Arctonyx albogularis (Blyth, 1853)
Status not recordedmammals
The northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis) is a species in the family Mustelidae, order Carnivora.
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Quick facts about the northern hog badger
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the northern hog badger live?
Not recorded
Is the northern hog badger endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the northern hog badger classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyMustelidae
- genusArctonyx
- SpeciesArctonyx albogularis (Blyth, 1853)
Synonyms Arctonyx collaris albogularis, Arctonyx collaris leucolaemus, Arctonyx collaris taraiyensis, Arctonyx isonyx, Arctonyx leucolaemus milne-edwardsii, Arctonyx leucolaemus orestes, Arctonyx obscurus incultus, Arctonyx taxoides, Meles albogularis, Meles leucolaemus, Meles obscurus
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- Northern hog-badgerEnglish
- غرير خنزيري شماليArabic
- Nördlicher SchweinsdachsGerman
- Tejón CerdoSpanish
- Balisaur à gorge blancheFrench
- Tasso naso di porco settentrionaleItalian
- 북부돼지코오소리Korean
- Nordlig SvinegrevlingNorwegian Bokmål
- Noordelijke VarkensdasDutch
- balizuar północnyPolish
- Grande-Texugo-PorcoPortuguese
- Северный свиной барсукRussian
- หมูหริ่งเหนือThai
- 北部豬獾Chinese
Relatives of the northern hog badger
Other species in the same genus Arctonyx.

Greater hog badger
Arctonyx collaris
Sumatran hog badger
Arctonyx hoevenii
CompareNorthern hog badger vs Greater hog badgerNorthern hog badger vs Sumatran hog badger
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the northern hog badger?
The northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis) belongs to the family Mustelidae in the order Carnivora.
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