Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale, which is the only genus of the monotypic mustelid subfamily Helictidinae.
- Bornean ferret-badger (Melogale everetti)
- Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata)
- Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale subaurantiaca)
- Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis)
- Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata)
- Vietnam ferret-badger (Melogale cucphuongensis)
Human impact
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.
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