ferret-badger
melogale latin

The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is a species of mammal in the Mustelidae family.

Chinese Ferret-badger (Melogale moschata)

Vietnam Ferret-badger (Melogale cucphuongensis)

Bornean Ferret-badger (Melogale everetti)

Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis)

Burmese Ferret-badger (Melogale personata)

Distinctive mask-like face markings distinguish the Chinese ferret-badger from most other oriental mustelids, although the remaining members of the genus Melogale have comparable facial markings.

Endemic mammals include the Black Shrew (Suncus ater) and Bornean Ferret-badger (Melogale everetti).

The Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), also known as the small-toothed ferret-badger, is a member of the Mustelidae family.

Wild animals roosting in the woodlands include Malayan Porcupine, Chinese Ferret-badger, Chinese Pangolin, Leopard Cat and Pallas's Squirrel.

This species of ferret-badger is only known with certainty from the highland forests on Mount Kinabalu and nearby regions in Sabah, Malaysia, but is suspected to occur elsewhere on Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (to Indonesia) and Sarawak (to Malaysia).

Ferret-badgers are the five species of mustelids of the genus Melogale.

Genus Melogale (Ferret badgers)

Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis)

If this proves to truly be a new species, it will be the first new carnivore discovered on Borneo since the Borneo Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti) in 1895.