Sumatran hog badger
Arctonyx hoevenii (Hubrecht, 1891)
Status not recordedmammals
The sumatran hog badger (Arctonyx hoevenii) is a species in the family Mustelidae, order Carnivora.
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Quick facts about the sumatran 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 sumatran hog badger live?
Not recorded
Is the sumatran 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 sumatran hog badger classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderCarnivora
- familyMustelidae
- genusArctonyx
- SpeciesArctonyx hoevenii (Hubrecht, 1891)
Synonyms Arctonyx collaris hoevenii, Trichomanis hoevenii
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- Sumatran hog-badgerEnglish
- غرير خنزيري سومطريArabic
- Sumatra-SchweinsdachsGerman
- Tejón Porcino de SumatraSpanish
- Balisaur de SumatraFrench
- GarumIndonesian
- Tasso naso di porco di SumatraItalian
- 수마트라돼지코오소리Korean
- SumatrasvinegrevlingNorwegian Bokmål
- Sumatraanse VarkensdasDutch
- balizuar sumatrzańskiPolish
- Texugo-Porco-de-SumatraPortuguese
- หมูหริ่งสุมาตราThai
- Babi BatangIndonesian
Relatives of the sumatran hog badger
Other species in the same genus Arctonyx.

Greater hog badger
Arctonyx collaris
Northern hog badger
Arctonyx albogularis
CompareSumatran hog badger vs Greater hog badgerSumatran hog badger vs Northern hog badger
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the sumatran hog badger?
The sumatran hog badger (Arctonyx hoevenii) belongs to the family Mustelidae in the order Carnivora.
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