Is the pig badger a protected animal?

Pig badgers, also known as sand badgers, mountain badgers, etc., are mammals of the genus Pig Badger of the Mustelidae family. They inhabit broad-leaved forests, coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests, shrubs and grasslands, plains and hills in high, middle and low mountain areas. Natural rock cracks and tree holes are generally selected as habitat sites. There are many provinces and regions in China, especially in the south. Let's take a look at whether pig badgers are protected animals.

Is the pig badger a protected animal?

Pig badgers are protected animals. The population of pig badgers is not scattered and is common in the high mountains of the Lao people's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Sumatra, Indonesia and southwestern and eastern Cambodia. The decline in the abundance of this species in Myanmar can be explained by the decrease in the number of witnesses. The results show that the quantitative trend of pig badger population may be different in its distribution range, but the overall population shows a downward trend. It has been included in the 2008 Red list of Endangered species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

The difference between a badger and a badger

Dog badgers and pig badgers are similar but slightly different. A badger looks like a puppy and is fatter than a puppy, while the badger's nose pad and upper lip are exposed, and the kiss nose is long and narrow, much like a pig's nose. The dog badger has four legs higher than the pig badger, its head is narrower than the pig badger's head, its canine teeth are longer than the pig badger's, its claws are more compact than the pig badger's, it is not as flat as the pig badger's, it is more like the dog's claws, and its fingernails are not as long as the pig badger's.

What are the kinds of badgers?

1. Dog badger: dog badger is also known as badger, badger and badger. The head is flat, the nose tip, the ear is short, the neck is short, the tail is short, the limbs are short and stout, the claws are strong and suitable for digging, often live in the hole, the back hair is hard and dense, the base is white, the near end is dark brown, the hair tip is white, and there are more white hairs on the side of the body. The lower jaw, throat and abdomen as well as limbs are brownish black. Live in bushes in jungles, barren mountains, streams and lakes, hillsides and hills. Like to live in groups, good at digging holes. I have a mixed diet.

2. Honey badger: honey badger has a body length of 60 cm to 77 cm and a shoulder height of 25 cm to 30 cm. The back is gray. Its fur is loose and rough and is not afraid of bee stings and snake bites. Living shallowly in various types of zones-rainforests, open grasslands and even the waterside-is active at dusk and at night, often alone or in pairs. Rest in the cave during the day. Omnivorous, eating all kinds of food, including small mammals, birds, reptiles, ants, carrion, wild fruits, berries, nuts, and even venomous snakes such as cobras and Momba snakes, but their favorite food is honey.

3. Pig Badger: the pig badger is the size of a dog badger, with a light brown or black brown body, white throat and tail, a white longitudinal pattern from the tip of the nose to the back of the neck, living from the plain to the mountains more than 3000 meters above sea level, living in caves similar to badgers, living in caves or digging holes, ferocious sex, pig-like sounds, poor vision, developed sense of smell, nocturnal, mixed eating habits, especially like eating animal food. Including earthworms, frogs, lizards, Loach, Monopterus Albus, mole cricket, longicorn beetles and rodents, as well as plant food, sometimes stealing crops such as corn, wheat, sweet potatoes and peanuts.

Wolverine: Wolverines are also called bears, flying bears, ferrets, etc., probably because they are as cruel as wolves and have badger-like bodies, hence their name. In fact, wolverines belong to the weasel family, mainly brown, which looks like a small brown bear from a distance. Gluttonous by nature and mixed with food, they like to eat the carcass of large beasts or steal the prey of hunters, including the females and young of large herbivores such as reindeer and red deer. They also catch foxes, wild cats, beetles, otters, grouse, hazel pheasants, rodents, etc., and also eat mushrooms, pine seeds or all kinds of berries, especially honey.

5. Weasel badger: weasel badger, also known as ferret badger, mountain badger, albino, etc., with short neck, round and erect ear shell, small eyes, large variation in coat color, grayish brown or yellowish brown, dark purple gray to tan on the back, pale white, yellowish white, cinnamon to apricot yellow in the abdomen. Nocturnal, burrowing, slow movement, omnivorous, seasonal activity changes obviously, reproduce once a year, each birth gives birth to 2 to 4 young, living in valleys, valleys, hills and mountain forests, thickets and grasses, distributed in China, India, Laos people's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Vietnam.