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title: "Northern Hog Badger"
description: "Arctonyx albogularis — Mamíferos. The northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis) is a species of mustelid native to South and East Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-hog-badger
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Hog Badger

> Arctonyx albogularis — Mamíferos. The northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis) is a species of mustelid native to South and East Asia.

- Scientific name: *Arctonyx albogularis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 100
- Wikidata: [Q19717139](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19717139)
- iNaturalist taxon: [569410](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569410)

## Names

- en: Northern Hog Badger
- de: Nördlicher Schweinsdachs
- es: Tejón Cerdo

## Countries with the most observations

CN (93)

## Summary

The northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis) is a species of mustelid native to South and East Asia.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Huet; Imp. Becquet; Imprimerie de É. Martinet; Louveau; Mesnel, A.; Milne-Edwards, Alphonse; Milne-Edwards, H.; Severeyns, G. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recherches_pour_servir_%C3%A0_l%27histoire_naturelle_des_mammif%C3%A8res_(Pl._62)_(7093196697).jpg

## Machine access

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