Meles (Eurasian Badgers)

Genus

Eurasian Badgers

Meles

2 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

European Badger
LC

European Badger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Meles meles

30–40% · Possible
Japanese Badger
LC

Japanese Badger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Meles anakuma

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Eurasian Badgers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
30–40%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
20–30%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
20–30%
5 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
10–20%
6 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
10–20%
7 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
10–20%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
10–20%
10 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
10–20%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
12 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
10–20%
13 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
10–20%
14 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
10–20%
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
0–10%
16 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
0–10%
17 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
0–10%
18 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
0–10%
19 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
20 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%