Taxon name
Arctonyx collaris
Cuvier, 1825
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Arctonyx collaris
Cuvier, 1825
Common name(s)
Hog Badger, Hog-nosed Badger, Shukorakar Bazer, Gor-khodok, Gorkhudini, Balu-shuor
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Cuvier, 1825
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Arctonyx isonyx (Horsfield, 1856); Arctonyx taraiyensis (Gray, 1863); Arctonyx taxoides (Blyth, 1853); Arctonyxalbogularis (Blyth, 1853); Arctonyx incultus (Thomas, 1922); Arctonyx obscurus (Milne-Edwards, 1871); Arctonyx orestes (Thomas, 1911); Arctonyx
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
The Extent of Occurrence of Hog Badger is 14,807 km2 and it is confirmed from six locations (Teknaf WS, Chunati WS, Hazarikhil WS, Dudpukuria-Dhopachari WS, Inani Protected Area, Sajek Valley). Continuous decline is observed of its Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy. So, this species is assessed as Vulnerable.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ashis Kumar Datta
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Its range extends through Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam (Timmins et al. 2008). It is found in the mixed evergreen forests of Chittagong Revenue Division that includes the Districts of Bandarban, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Khagrachari and Rangamati (Khan 1982, 2015). It was also reported from Noakhali district (Asmat 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Mixed evergreen forest is the Hog Badger's principal habitat. It spends the day time in burrows that it digs for itself or in convenient natural shelters. It has been also reported from the homestead vegetation bordering forests. The Hog Badger is nocturnal, vegetarian and scavenger. Its feeding behaviour is to some extent similar to Wild Boar as it keeps digging in the wet and soft forest floor to fetch the worms and small creature as well as plant matters with its pronounced snout (Khan 2015). It forages using its powerful sense of smell. Worms and other invertebrates are taken along with roots and tubers which are pulled up with the snout and long claws of the fore paws. Fruits are also eaten and it is likely that they may also take any small mammals which it comes across (Asmat 2009). Little is known about its breeding habits, though litter size seems to be two or three young, and in captivity the average lifespan is 14 years.
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
