Chinese ferret-badger
| Chinese ferret-badger | |
|---|---|
| At Prague Zoo. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Melogale |
| Species: | M. moschata |
| Binomial name | |
| Melogale moschata (Gray, 1831) | |
| Chinese ferret-badger range (also includes Formosan ferret-badger in Taiwan) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Helictis subaurantiaca | |
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.