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The honey badger, Mellivora
capensis (Von Schreiber, 1776) belongs to the diverse
Mustelid family, which includes eight other badger species, otters,
weasels and the wolverine. The name
badger was given to the honey badger because of its superficial
resemblance to the Eurasian badger, but the two species are not closely
related and the honey badger is the only representative of a separate
subfamily in which it is the only species.
Many subspecies of honey
badgers have been described, mostly determined by pelage variations, but the
majority of these subspecies are disputed by zoologists. The honey badger's
pelage, particularly the colour of the gray mantle and white stripe is
highly variable and changes with age.
Other badger species in the
world include the Eurasian badger (Meles), American badger (Taxidea), Hog
badger (Arctonyx), Indonesian stink badger / Teledu (Mydaus), Palawan /
Calamian stink badger (Suillotaxus) and the Chinese ferret badger (Melogale).
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Animalia (animals)
Chordata (animals with a
notochord)
Vertebrata (mammals,
fish, reptiles, birds)
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae (otters,
martins, weasels, polecats)
Mellivorinae (honey
badgers)
Mellivora
capensis
abyssinica
brockmani
buchanani
capensis
concisa
cottoni
inaurita
indica
leuconota
maxwelli
pumilio
sagulata
signata
vernayi
wilsoni
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