Melogale Geoffroy 1831 (ferret badgers)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonym: Helictis Gray 1831

Parent taxon: Helictidinae according to C. J. Law et al. 2018

See also Dào 1967 and Gebo and Rose 1993

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Melogale cucphuongensis Melogale everetti Melogale moschata Melogale personata

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Ecology: semifossorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Sanhe Cave (Quaternary of China)

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