Sumatran Hog Badger

About this species

Habitat

High-altitude forest, from the foothills at about 700m to the highest parts of the island

Range

Endemic to Sumatra (Barisan Range)

The Sumatran hog badger is the smallest of the hog badgers (genus Arctonyx), about the size of a large housecat. Its fur is sparser and much darker than in the other two species, suited to equatorial forest, and it has the hog-like snout that gives the group its name. The long, fairly sharp claws curve downwards, like those of a sun bear, and are well adapted for digging and foraging (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is endemic to Sumatra, where it lives in the high-altitude regions of the Barisan Range that runs along the island, from foothills beginning at about 700 m up to the very highest areas. It shares its range with the sun bear (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)