Stats

Lifespan

5-14 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Europe

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Common

About

The European badger is a powerfully built mustelid recognised by its bold black-and-white facial stripes; it excavates sprawling underground burrow systems called setts that can be used by the same family group for hundreds of years.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Mustelidae

Genus

Meles

Species

Meles meles