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Melogale
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Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale, which is the only genus of the monotypic mustelid subfamily Helictidinae.
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Melogale is a genus of mammals within the family Mustelidae. It belongs to the order Carnivora, class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The common name for this taxon is Ferret-badger.
Records for Melogale have been documented in Indonesia and Burma, as well as from localities of unknown origin. Specimens are held by institutions including the USNM, TTU, FMNH, AMNH, and MMNH. The genus has 5,976 occurrence records and 9 specific records, with no associated media.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
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- Specimen records
- 9
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Collections
- USNM, TTU, FMNH, AMNH, MMNH
- Recorded in
- Locality Unknown, Indonesia, Burma
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- Burmese ferret badger.png
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- Melogale
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- Category:Melogale
- taxon common name
- sončni jazbec
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale, which is the only genus of the monotypic mustelid subfamily Helictidinae. Bornean ferret-badger (Melogale everetti) Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata) Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale subaurantiaca) Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata) Vietnam ferret-badger (Melogale cucphuongensis)
== Human impact == The ferret-badger's impact on humans is through the spread of rabies. This has been documented in Taiwan and China but lack of prior documentation and research on ferret-badgers has proven a roadblock.
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