Where does the European badger live?
Meles meles has 546,804 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1574 to 2026. Most records come from Switzerland.
- 546,804 records
- 59 places
- 177 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraMustelidaeMeles
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 162,956 | |
| France | 126,042 | |
| United Kingdom | 103,829 | |
| Netherlands | 47,234 | |
| Spain | 16,811 | |
| Luxembourg | 13,401 | |
| Germany | 12,149 | |
| Belgium | 11,601 | |
| Sweden | 7,824 | |
| Norway | 7,319 | |
| Denmark | 6,136 | |
| Israel | 5,551 | |
| Ireland | 4,361 | |
| Poland | 3,569 | |
| Italy | 3,507 | |
| Japan | 2,646 | |
| Portugal | 2,411 | |
| Austria | 1,460 | |
| Ukraine | 1,283 | |
| Uzbekistan | 1,271 | |
| Estonia | 1,194 | |
| Finland | 1,128 | |
| Russia | 968 | |
| Romania | 349 | |
| Slovenia | 199 | |
| Hungary | 171 | |
| Greece | 168 | |
| Liechtenstein | 168 | |
| Croatia | 145 | |
| Bulgaria | 137 | |
| Serbia | 136 | |
| Czechia | 133 | |
| Lithuania | 101 | |
| Montenegro | 83 | |
| Belarus | 80 | |
| Slovakia | 53 | |
| Syria | 47 | |
| Andorra | 29 | |
| Albania | 20 | |
| China | 18 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Mustelidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.