Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale,[2] which is the only genus of the monotypic mustelid subfamily Helictidinae.[3][4][5][6]
Ferret-badger | |
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Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata) at Prague Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Helictidinae J.E.Gray, 1865[1] |
Genus: | Melogale I. Saint-Hilaire, 1831 |
Type species | |
Melogale personata | |
Species | |
The ferret-badger's impact on humans is through the spread of rabies. This has been documented in Taiwan and China but lack of prior documentation and research on ferret-badgers has proven a roadblock.[8][9][10]