Book Fauna Palaestina 4 Year 2014 By Prof Dr Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf von Jaffa ISBN 978-9950-383-77-7

length is 10-20 cm, and the skull measures 115-140 mm in total
length. The feet are short, with heavy muscles and long claws
adapted for burrowing. The tail is short and stubby. The fur is
coarse and rough with little underfur. The colour is distinctive
with two longitudinal black stripes beginning at the muzzle and
broadening posteriorly. A median white stripe provides a
contrasting pattern on the head. The back is variable in colour
(from brown to buff gray), but the sides and feet are usually black
(Qumsiyeh, 1996).
A trapped Persian Common Badger (Meles meles canescens) which died
from its wounds to the East of Qaffin 1 near Fraseen Area, Tulkarm
Governorate, State of Palestine. Info by: Ahmad Al Qassem, Palestine
Wildlife Society. 20.08.2013.
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