Javan ferret-badger | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Melogale |
Species: | M. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Melogale orientalis Blanford, 1888
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Javan ferret-badger range | |
Synonyms | |
Melogale personata ssp. orientalis Blanford, 1888 |
The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is a mustelid endemic to Java and Bali, Indonesia.[2] It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and occurs from at least 260 to 2,230 m (850 to 7,320 ft) elevation in or close to forested areas.[1]