Broc

Broc

Tha am broc na shineach dubh, liath agus geal, a tha feòil-itheach. Tha e anns an teaghladh Mustelidae. Is e Meles meles an seòrsa a gheibhear ann an Albainn.

Tha srianan geala air a cheann. Bidh iad a’ dèanamh dachaigh fo thalamh. Theirear “tùitean” neo “srianach” ris cuideachd.

Rangachadh

• Teaghladh Mustelidae
  • Fo-theaghlach Lutrinae: Dòbhran
  • Fo-theaghlach Melinae
    • Indonesian or Javan Stink Badger (Teledu), Mydaus javanensis
    • Palawan Stink Badger, Mydaus marchei
    • Hog Badger, Arctonyx collaris
    • Burmese Ferret Badger, Melogale personata
    • Oriental Ferret Badger, Melogale orientalis
    • Chinese Ferret Badger, Melogale moschata
    • Everett's Ferret Badger, Melogale everetti
    • Eurasian Badger, Meles meles
  • Subfamily Mellivorinae
    • Ratel or Honey Badger, Mellivora capensis
  • Fo-theaghlach Taxidinae:
    • American Badger, Taxidea taxus
  • Fo-theaghlach Mustelinae: weasels, martens, polecats is allies

Ceanglaichean a-muigh

• The Badger Trust (formerly the National Federation of Badger Groups)
• Badgerland - The Definitive On-Line Guide to Badgers (Meles meles) in the UK
• Steve Jackson's Badger Pages
• The Virtual Badger Sett (Taxidea, North American Badgers)
• Badgers in Spain