Kalmar "genus Meles" tana nufin rabe-raben haraji wanda ya ƙunshi nau'ikan dabbobi masu shayarwa da yawa waɗanda aka sani da badgers. Kalmar "genus" tana nufin rukuni na nau'in jinsin da ke da alaƙa, yayin da "Meles" shine sunan kimiyya don jinsin badger. A cikin wannan jinsin, akwai nau'o'in badgers da yawa, ciki har da badger Eurasian (Meles meles) da badger na Asiya (Meles leucurus), da sauransu.