Meles leucurus (Asian badger)
Variant names:
 Meles meles

Mass: 11.0 kg based on Van den Brink and Ma 1998

Latitudinal range: 27.9° to 48.9°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (4), boreal forest/taiga (1)

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Found in 15 samples

China: Gutianshan National Nature Reserve, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Guanyinshan Nature Reserve, Shuidonggou Locality 12 (Late Pleistocene), Hunchun National Reserve (winter), Hunchun National Reserve (summer), Foping National Nature Reserve (2020), Kanas National Nature Reserve, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Shuangta (Holocene), Muzhuzhuliang (Holocene), Huoshiliang (Holocene)

Mongolia: Zaraa Uul (Locus 2) (Holocene)

North Korea: Chongphadae Cave (Late Pleistocene)

Russia: Geographical Society Cave (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass9800 kgN = 44Van den Brink and Ma 1998
♂ body mass11400 kgN = 39Van den Brink and Ma 1998
♀ total body length855 mmN = 44Van den Brink and Ma 1998
♂ total body length857 mmN = 39Van den Brink and Ma 1998

See also Meles, Meles anakuma, Meles hollitzeri, Meles meles, Meles sp., Meles thorali