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SPECIES Mellivora capensis

Author:Schreber, 1776.
Citation:Die Säugethiere, 3(18): pl. 125[1776]; see also text, 3(26):450[1777].
Common Name:Honey Badger
Type Locality:"Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].
Distribution:Nepal (Savanna and steppe), India, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, South Africa.
Status:CITES – Appendix III (Ghana and Botswana); IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Synonyms allocated according to Baryshnikov (2000) and Vanderhaar and Hwang (2003).
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SUBSPECIES capensis

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