Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Mustelinae
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) Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
čeština: Medojed kapský
dansk: Honninggrævling
Deutsch: Honigdachs
English: Honey Badger
español: Ratel
français: Ratel
ગુજરાતી: ઘોર ખોદીયું
italiano: Ratelo
日本語: ラーテル
Nederlands: Honingdas
polski: Ratel
português: Ratel
русский: Медоед
svenska: Honungsgrävling
ไทย: ฮันนี่แบดเจอร์
Türkçe: Bal porsuğu
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