Burmese ferret-badger

Burmese ferret-badger
	Mounted Burmese ferret-badger at the Natural History Museum of Genoa
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	'Melogale'
Species:	''M. personata''
Binomial name
	Melogale personata; I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831
	Burmese ferret-badger range

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The Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata), also known as the large-toothed ferret-badger, is a species of mammal in the Mustelidae family.

Description

The Burmese ferret-badger has a head and body length of 35–40 centimetres (14–16 in), a tail length of 15–21 centimetres (5.9–8.3 in) and a body weight of 1.5–3 kilograms (3.3–6.6 lb). The fur ranges from fawn brown to dark brown, with a white dorsal stripe. The face is marked with black and white patches, which are unique to each individual. The rear part of the tail is whitish.^[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[2]

M. p. personata, northeastern India and Bangladesh to southern Burma and Thailand
M. p. nipalensis, Nepal
M. p. pierrei, Cambodia, southern China, Laos and Viet Nam.

References

^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient
^ ^a ^b Lariviére, S. & Jennings, A. P. (2009). Family Mustelidae (Weasels and Relatives). In: Wilson, D. E., Mittermeier, R. A., (Hrsg.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, 2009. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1

External links

Photo of Burmese ferret-badger

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[iucn-1] Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient

[Lariviére_&_Jennings-2] Lariviére, S. & Jennings, A. P. (2009). Family Mustelidae (Weasels and Relatives). In: Wilson, D. E., Mittermeier, R. A., (Hrsg.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, 2009. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1

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