Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:48.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden, Uppsala .

DISTRIBUTION: Scandinavia to S. Siberia, south to Israel; China; Korea; and Japan, and on Ireland, Britain, Balearic Isis., Crete, and Rhodes.

COMMENT: Includes amurensis; see Corbet, 1978:175.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412004013001001.