Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) . Saugethiere, pl. 125, text 1777, 3:450.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope .

DISTRIBUTION: Savanna and steppe from Nepal, E. India, and Turkmenia (U.S. S. R.) west to the Mediterranean, south to South Africa.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Ghana and Botswana).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412004011001001.