Mellivora capensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Mustelida Superfamilia: Musteloidea

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Mellivorinae
Genus: Mellivora
Species: Mellivora capensis
Subspecies: M. c. abyssinica – M. c. buechneri – M. c. capensis – M. c. concisa – M. c. cottoni – M. c. inaurita – M. c. indica – M. c. leuconota – M. c. maxwelli – M. c. pumilio – M. c. signata – M. c. wilsoni

Name

Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)

Type locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].

References

Primary references

Schreber, J.C.D. 1776. Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, Germany, 3(18): pl. 125 [1776]; see also text, 3(26): 450 [1777].

Additional references

Jana M. Vanderhaar & Yeen Ten Hwang. 2003. Mellivora capensis. Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammologists No. 721, pp. 1–8, 3 figs. PDF.

Links

Mellivora capensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) (Least Concern)
Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

беларуская: Медаед
čeština: Medojed kapský
dansk: Honninggrævling
Deutsch: Honigdachs
English: Honey Badger
español: Ratel
eesti: Meemäger
suomi: Mesimäyrä
français: Ratel
ગુજરાતી: ઘોર ખોદીયું
magyar: Méhészborz
italiano: Ratelo
日本語: ラーテル
Nederlands: Honingdas
polski: Ratel miodożerny
português: Ratel
русский: Медоед
svenska: Honungsgrävling
ไทย: ฮันนี่แบดเจอร์
Türkçe: Bal porsuğu
Wolof: Kund