Biology:Ferret-badger

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Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale,[1] which is the only genus of the monotypic mustelid subfamily Helictidinae.[2][3][4][5]

Description and etymology

The genus was described in 1931 by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (as Mélogale) with Melogale personata as its sole member. Sainte-Hilaire chose the genus name, which he translated to "belette blaireau" ("badger weasel") after the animal's resemblance to those other mustelids. He described M. personata as having a weasel-like shape but likened its head, claws, hair, and coloration to those of a badger (genus Meles). Sainte-Hilaire described M. personata as belonging to a distinct genus on the basis of its long, cone-shaped head.[7]

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.[8][9][10]

Genus Melogale – I. Saint-Hilaire, 1831 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bornean ferret-badger


M. everetti
(Thomas, 1895) 		Small parts of Borneo
Map of range 		Size: 33–44 cm (13–17 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[11]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[12]

Diet: Primarily eats invertebrates, amphibians, insects, fruit, and carrion[11][12] 		 EN 


Unknown Population declining[12]

Burmese ferret-badger

Mounted brown mustelid with green background

M. personata
I. Saint-Hilaire, 1831

Five subspecies
  • M. p. laotum
  • M. p. nipalensis
  • M. p. personata
  • M. p. pierrei
  • M. p. tonquinia
Southeast Asia
Map of range 		Size: 33–44 cm (13–17 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[14]

Diet: Primarily eats insects and snails, as well as small mammals, frogs, lizards, carrion, birds, eggs, and fruit[13][14] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[14]

Chinese ferret-badger

Brown and gray mustelids

M. moschata
(Gray, 1831)

East Asia
Map of range 		Size: 30–43 cm (12–17 in) long, plus 15–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[15]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[16]

Diet: Primarily eats insects, frogs, and carrion[16] 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[16]

Javan ferret-badger

Black and white mustelid

M. orientalis
(Blanford, 1888)

Two subspecies
  • M. o. orientalis
  • M. o. sundaicus
Parts of Java and Bali
Map of range 		Size: 35–40 cm (14–16 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[18]

Diet: Primarily eats invertebrates and insects[17][18] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[18]

Vietnam ferret-badger


M. cucphuongensis
T. Nadler, 2011 		Vietnam
Map of range 		Size: Unknown

Habitat: Forest[19]

Diet: Unknown[19] 		 DD 


Unknown Unknown[19]


References

  1. ↑ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 612–613. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14001306. 
  2. ↑ Koepfli, K.-P.; Deere, K.A.; Slater, G.J.; Begg, C.; Begg, K.; Grassman, L.; Lucherini, M.; Veron, G. et al. (February 2008). "Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographic history of a mammalian adaptive radiation". BMC Biology 6: 10. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-10. PMID 18275614. 
  3. ↑ Yu, L.; Peng, D.; Liu, J.; Luan, P.; Liang, L.; Lee, H.; Lee, M.; Ryder, O.A. et al. (2011). "On the phylogeny of Mustelidae subfamilies: analysis of seventeen nuclear non-coding loci and mitochondrial complete genomes". BMC Evol Biol 11 (1): 92. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-92. PMID 21477367. 
  4. ↑ Nascimento, F. O. do (2014). "On the correct name for some subfamilies of Mustelidae (Mammalia, Carnivora)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 54 (21): 307–313. doi:10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.21. 
  5. ↑ Law, C. J.; Slater, G. J.; Mehta, R. S. (2018-01-01). "Lineage Diversity and Size Disparity in Musteloidea: Testing Patterns of Adaptive Radiation Using Molecular and Fossil-Based Methods". Systematic Biology 67 (1): 127–144. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syx047. PMID 28472434. 
  6. ↑ Nadler, T.; Streicher, U.; Stefen, C.; Schwierz, E.; Roos, C. (2011). "A new species of ferret-badger, Genus Melogale, from Vietnam". Der Zoologische Garten 80 (5): 271–286. doi:10.1016/j.zoolgart.2011.08.004. 
  7. ↑ Bélanger, Charles (1834). "Zoologie Section IV. Carnassiers". in Bertrand, Arthus (in fr). Voyage aux Indes-orientales, par le nord de l'Europe. A. Bertrand. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=qxTPAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PP10&hl=en&q=carn. 
  8. ↑ Tu, Wen-Jane (2020). "A study of the temporal dynamics and human exposure to the Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca) rabies, 2013 to 2019, Taiwan". The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine 50 (4): 543–548. 
  9. ↑ Shoufeng, Zhang (2010). "Characterization of a rabies virus isolate from a ferret badger (Melogale moschata) with unique molecular differences in glycoprotein antigenic site III". Virus Research 149 (2): 143–151. 
  10. ↑ Shoufeng, Zhang. "Rabies in Ferret Badgers, Southeastern China". Emerging Infectious Diseases 15 (6): 946–949. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Edmison, Nicole (2003). "Melogale everetti". University of Michigan. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melogale_everetti/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Wilting, A.; Duckworth, J. W.; Hearn, A.; Ross, J. (2015). "Melogale everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13110A45199541.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13110/45199541. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Clarke, Rosie (2003). "Melogale personata". University of Michigan. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melogale_personata/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Duckworth, J. W.; Long, B.; Willcox, D. H. A.; Coudrat, C. N. Z.; Timmins, R. J.; Abramov, A. V.; Chan, B.; Chutipong, W. (2016). "Melogale personata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41627A45209826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41627/45209826. 
  15. ↑ A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. 2010. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-4008-3411-2. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Duckworth, J. W.; Abramov, A. V.; Willcox, D. H. A.; Timmins, R. J.; Choudhury, A.; Roberton, S.; Long, B.; Lau, M. (2016). "Melogale moschata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41626A45209676.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41626/45209676. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Denryter, Kristin (2013). "Melogale orientalis". University of Michigan. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melogale_orientalis/. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Duckworth, J. W.; Shepherd, C.; Rode-Margono, E. J.; Wilianto, E.; Spaan, D.; Abramov, A. V. (2016). "Melogale orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41697A45218557.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41697/45218557. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Helgen, K.; Long, B. (2016). "Melogale cucphuongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T68369199A68369432.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68369199/68369432. 

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