Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)
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Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)
[Viverra] capensis Schreber 1776 , Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 18: pl. 125 [1776]; see also text, 3 (26): 450 [1777].
Type Locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [ South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].
Vernacular Names: Honey Badger.
Subspecies: :
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. capensis Schreber 1776
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. abyssinica Hollister 1910
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. concisa Thomas and Wroughton 1907
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. cottoni Lydekker 1906
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. inaurita Hodgson 1836
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. indica Kerr 1792
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. leuconota Sclater 1867
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. maxwelli Thomas 1923
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. pumilio Pocock 1946
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. signata Pocock 1909
Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. wilsoni Cheesman 1920
Distribution: Nepal (Savanna and steppe), India, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, South Africa.
Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( Ghana and Botswana); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Baryshnikov (2000) and Vanderhaar and Hwang (2003).
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