Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Meles anakuma Temminck 1844 Meles anakuma Temminck 1844 , Fauna Japonica, Mamm., Vol. 30: pl. 6 . Type Locality: "Environs of Nagasaki et d’Awa," [ Japan ]. Vernacular Names: Japanese Badger . Distribution: Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku). Discussion: Heptner et al. (1967) and Baryshnikov and Potapova (1990) considered anakuma a subspecies of Asian badger. However, Abramov (2001 , 2002) supported the recognition of these forms as distinct.