{"id":108249,"date":"2026-06-15T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108249"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:06:34","slug":"greater-hog-badger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/greater-hog-badger\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Hog Badger"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Greater Hog Badger Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has released the first scientific assessment report on the greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Greater Hog Badger<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>nocturnal small burrowing omnivore mammal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is called <\/span><b>\u2018mati gahori\u2019 in Assamese.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, there are three extant species of this mammal\u2014the <\/span><b>greater hog badger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>northern hog badger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Arctonyx albogularis), and the <\/span><b>Sumatran hog badger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Arctonyx hoevenii). The <\/span><b>first two are found in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>possesses an elongated pig-like snout<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and modified teeth which point forward and are used for turning over the soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is distributed across parts of <\/span><b>South, Central, and Southeast Asia.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its range extends from Bangladesh and <\/span><b>northeastern India eastwards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Vietnam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They live in tropical <\/span><b>evergreen forests, savanna, grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and shrubland, hills, and mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Characteristics<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>ground-dwelling, very shy and leads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a secretive solitary life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>territorial creatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>mark their territories with their scents on the grass,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rocks, and tree trunks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>excellent burrowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and dig into the ground to create burrows for shelter and to find their food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its diet includes worms, insects, small mammals but also fruits, tubers, and roots.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contributes to ecosystem <\/span><b>function as a highly fossorial mammal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a term for animals adapted for digging, burrowing, or living primarily underground) through soil <\/span><b>disturbance, nutrient redistribution, and leaf litter turnover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during foraging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such digging behaviour enhances soil aeration and may facilitate seed germination and micro-habitat formation for invertebrates and small vertebrates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Protection Act of 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/kaziranga-releases-first-scientific-report-on-greater-hog-badger\/article71098184.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greater Hog Badger is a nocturnal small burrowing omnivore mammal. 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