Meles leucurus (carnivore)
Variant names: Meles meles

Mass: 10 kg based on Lee et al. 2014 and Van den Brink and Ma 1998

Diet: carnivore based on Zhang et al. 2011; invertivore-carnivore based on Do Linh San et al. 2007; invertivore-herbivore based on Palphramand et al. 2007

Abundance: 0.09 to 5.87% (median 0.59%)

Latitudinal range: 27.9° to 48.9°

Habitats: (7), boreal forest/taiga (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (4), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1)

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Found in 15 samples

China: Gutianshan National Nature Reserve, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Guanyinshan Nature Reserve, Shuidonggou Locality 12 (Late Pleistocene), Hunchun National Reserve (winter), Hunchun National Reserve (summer), Foping National Nature Reserve (2020), Kanas National Nature Reserve, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Shuangta (Holocene), Muzhuzhuliang (Holocene), Huoshiliang (Holocene)

Mongolia: Zaraa Uul (Locus 2) (Holocene)

North Korea: Chongphadae Cave (Late Pleistocene)

Russia: Geographical Society Cave (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♂ body mass5490 kgN = 1Lee et al. 2014
♂ body mass6220 kgN = 1Lee et al. 2014
♂ body mass6320 kgN = 1Lee et al. 2014
♀ body mass9800 kgN = 44Van den Brink and Ma 1998
♂ body mass11400 kgN = 39Van den Brink and Ma 1998
♀ total body length855 mmN = 44Van den Brink and Ma 1998
♂ total body length857 mmN = 39Van den Brink and Ma 1998

See also Meles, Meles anakuma, Meles hollitzeri, Meles meles, Meles sp., Meles thorali