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title: "Asian Badger"
description: "Meles leucurus — Mamíferos. The Asian badger (Meles leucurus), also known as the sand badger, is a species of badger native to Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Korean Peninsula and Russia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/asian-badger
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Asian Badger

> Meles leucurus — Mamíferos. The Asian badger (Meles leucurus), also known as the sand badger, is a species of badger native to Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Korean Peninsula and Russia.

- Scientific name: *Meles leucurus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 997
- Wikidata: [Q728454](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728454)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74558](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74558)

## Names

- en: Asian Badger
- de: Asiatischer Dachs
- es: Tejón asiático
- fr: Blaireau asiatique
- nl: Aziatische das
- pl: Borsuk azjatycki

## Countries with the most observations

RU (478), CN (82), KR (68), KZ (51), MN (9), KG (5)

## Summary

The Asian badger (Meles leucurus), also known as the sand badger, is a species of badger native to Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Korean Peninsula and Russia.

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

## Photo

![Asian Badger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asian-badger/medium.jpg)

Photo: kkacheltje · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3936828

## Machine access

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