Hog badger
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Mustelinae
Genus:	Arctonyx Cuvier, 1825
Species:	A. collaris
Binomial name
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier, 1825
Hog badger range

The hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) is a terrestrial species of the mustelid family. It has medium-length brown hair, stocky body, white throat, two black stripes on an elongated white face and a pink, pig-like snout. The head-and-body length is 55–70 cm (22–28 in), the tail measures 12–17 cm (4.7–6.7 in) and the body weight is 7–14 kg (15–31 lb).^[2] It is monotypic within the genus Arctonyx.

The hog badger is found in Southeast Asian tropical rainforests. Its appearance generally resembles the European badger, but it is smaller, with larger claws on the front feet. Its tail has long white hairs, and its front feet have white claws.

The hog badger is omnivorous, its diet consisting of fruits, roots and small animals. It is nocturnal.

The hog badger is uncommon and declining throughout its large range, and has been evaluated as of Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It was previously listed as Least Concern.

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