Javan ferret-badger
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| Javan ferret-badger | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Melogale |
| Species: | M. orientalis |
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| Melogale orientalis Blanford, 1888 |
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| Javan ferret-badger range | |
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Melogale personata ssp. orientalis Blanford, 1888 |
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The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is a species of mammal in the Mustelidae family. It is endemic to Java and Bali in Indonesia. It sometimes includes one or several of the other members of the genus Melogale as subspecies.
[edit] Source
- ^ Duckworth, J.W. & Brickle, N.W. (2008). Melogale orientalis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient
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