Small-toothed Ferret Badger
Melogale moschata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 78
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇳 China
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), also known as the small-toothed ferret-badger, is a member of the Mustelidae, and widely distributed in Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and considered tolerant of modified habitat. The Chinese ferret-badger is densely distributed from Northeast India north to Central China south to northern Indochina. The Formosan ferret-badger (M. subaurantiaca) of Taiwan was formerly considered conspecific, but is now thought to be a distinct species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chinese ferret-badger”.