Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Badger, Eurasian Badger)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger)
FamilyMUSTELIDAE (stoats, weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets, otters, badgers, martens)
SuborderCANIFORMIA (a suborder of terrestrial mammals)
OrderCARNIVORA (carnivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger) :
1: Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger)
26 Apr 1986 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
freshly dug soil at entrances to setts
Image 1: Diggings at settImage 2: Diggings at sett (2)
2: Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger)
27 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
dead animal at roadside
Image 1: Dead badger
3: Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger)
26 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in captivity
Image 1: Being fed

Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Meles meles (Badger, Eurasian Badger)
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