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Mammals of Eastern Asia 
probably distributed throughout eastern China. The Badger of 
the Amur region has been distinguished as M. m. amnrensis. 
Badgers live in burrows. They eat a wide variety of foods, 
ranging from mice to sweet potatoes. 
Fig. 33. Old World Badger, Meles meles. 
The Hog Badgers or Sand Badgers, Arctonyx, colored 
above much like Common Badgers, are easily distinguished 
from Meles by their white instead of black throats and much 
whiter and longer tails. The claws are pale instead of dark 
colored. The legs and the middle of the belly are black. There is 
a single species, A. collaris, comprising four subspecies. The Hog 
Badgers occur from Assam and Burma through Siam and Indo- 
China to southern China. They also extend south into the Malay 
Peninsula (Perak) and are found in the mountains of Sumatra. 
The length of the head and body in the Chinese race is about 
26 inches, of the tail 6 inches, hind foot 3% inches. 
The typical race is found in the Terai of Sikkim, Szechwan, 
and in Assam. In southern Burma the larger form, A. collaris 
consul occurs. The name A. c. lencolcemus has been given the 
