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Melogale moschata is a species of mammal classified within the family Mustelidae, order Carnivora, and class Mammalia. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia, with the genus Melogale as its parent taxon. Common names for this animal include the Chinese ferret-badger, Chinese Ferret-badger, Chinese Ferret Badger, and Small-toothed Ferret-badger.
The species inhabits forest environments. Its recorded range includes Guangdong and the Nanling Mountains. Occurrence records have also been documented in Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, and Burma. The IUCN Red List assigned the conservation status of Least Concern in 2024.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Collections
- MVZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AMNH, ROM, FMNH, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Burma, China, Locality Unknown, Chine
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Melogale moschata
- Commons category
- Melogale moschata
- taxon common name
- pami
- habitat
- forest
- taxon range
- Nanling Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
The Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), also known as the small-toothed ferret-badger, is a member of the Mustelidae, and widely distributed in Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and considered tolerant of modified habitat.
The Chinese ferret-badger is densely distributed from Northeast India north to Central China south to northern Indochina. The Formosan ferret-badger (M. subaurantiaca) of Taiwan was formerly considered conspecific, but is now thought to be a distinct species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melogale moschata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.