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title: "Greater Hog Badger"
description: "Arctonyx collaris — Mammals. The greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a very large terrestrial mustelid native to Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/greater-hog-badger
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Hog Badger

> Arctonyx collaris — Mammals. The greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a very large terrestrial mustelid native to Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Arctonyx collaris*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 61
- Wikidata: [Q744382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744382)
- iNaturalist taxon: [569409](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569409)

## Names

- en: Greater Hog Badger
- de: Schweinsdachs
- es: Tejón Porcino mayor
- fr: Grand blaireau à gorge blanche
- nl: Varkensdas
- pt: Arctonyx
- pl: Balizaur obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

TH (31), IN (7), VN (4)

## Summary

The greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a very large terrestrial mustelid native to Southeast Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because the global population is thought to be declining due to high levels of poaching.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_hog_badger

## Photo

![Greater Hog Badger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-hog-badger/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arctonyx_collaris_-_Sterndale.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-hog-badger?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).