Meles leucurus (Abramov, 2001)
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https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2012.1.2.249 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/191C87F5-6F2A-7630-FF66-FA48D936F8B0 |
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Felipe |
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Meles leucurus |
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Meles leucurus View in CoL , Asian Badger
The Korean population of badger was regarded as Meles meles amurensis , but all East Asian populations are now treated as M. leucurus ( Abramov, 2001) .
Badgers were rare on Jeju, and Kishida and Mori (1931) were not convinced of the species’ presence on the island. Won and Woo (1958) collected the first scientific specimen. Jeju’s badger population now exceeds that of the Korean peninsula. It is unknown whether the population has increased naturally or as a result of releases from badger farms. Badgers on Jeju inhabit shrub forest and small valleys around hills, and excavate burrows or use holes in rocky areas.
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