Arctonyx collaris
Dublin Core
Title
Arctonyx collaris
Subject
Taxonomy
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Genus : Arctonyx
Species : Arctonyx collaris
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Genus : Arctonyx
Species : Arctonyx collaris
Common name/ vernacular name
Hog Badger
Hog Badger
Description
Morphology/ physical description
Its body fur is dark grey to brownish, and its tail pale yellow to white. The throat and face are white, and there are two thick dark stripes on the face.
Its body fur is dark grey to brownish, and its tail pale yellow to white. The throat and face are white, and there are two thick dark stripes on the face.
Ecosystem role
There is little to no known information on the impact of hog badgers on their surrounding ecosystem. However, due to their foraging behaviors, they play some role in controlling the populations of invertebrates. Also, they aerate the soil by digging. Another interesting role they play is creating a habitat for other small animals through abandoned hog badger burrows.
There is little to no known information on the impact of hog badgers on their surrounding ecosystem. However, due to their foraging behaviors, they play some role in controlling the populations of invertebrates. Also, they aerate the soil by digging. Another interesting role they play is creating a habitat for other small animals through abandoned hog badger burrows.
Economic importance
There is little known evidence to suggest a positive benefit to humans from hog badgers. However, some groups in India eat hog badgers, and they are hunted and farmed for food in China. In Lao, taste preference for hog badgers varies among ethnic groups. Some groups do not care for their meat, whereas groups in parts of the Nam Theun basin seek them for food.
There is little known evidence to suggest a positive benefit to humans from hog badgers. However, some groups in India eat hog badgers, and they are hunted and farmed for food in China. In Lao, taste preference for hog badgers varies among ethnic groups. Some groups do not care for their meat, whereas groups in parts of the Nam Theun basin seek them for food.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Creator
Arctonyx collaris F.G.Cuvier, 1825
Source
Publisher
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Contributor
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Arctonyx collaris F.G.Cuvier, 1825, “Arctonyx collaris,” BIDARA, accessed July 16, 2025, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/22.