Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 612

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).