Mydaus javanensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1818)

Sunda Stink Badger

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mephitidae
Subfamily : Myadinae
Genus : Mydaus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1818. MOUFETTE, Mephitis. Pp. 512–520 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Nouvelle Édition. Tome XXI. Deterville, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 612 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18040708

Original name as described

Mephitis javanensis

Other common names

Malayan Stink Badger · Sunda Skunk Badger · Teledu

Type material

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"l'île de Java". [Indonesia, Java].

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005813

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mydaus lucifer

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1876.9.20.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4bcb55ce-8f67-4901-9174-37c94984e08b

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331731

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mydaus ollula

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

ollula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.11.8.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1ca17a3b-ceb0-4509-9479-6cc420e69f6d

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331732

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Mydaus javanensis montanus

Moulton, 1921

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.9.2.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eb5f9d3b-d8e0-475c-beb7-19561980859c

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48856884

Authority publication

Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mephitis javanensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1818)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

javanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18040708

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Midaus meliceps

Lesson, 1842

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

meliceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mydaus javanensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

javanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41628/45209955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mydaus javanensis javanensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

javanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mydaus javanensis lucifer

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

lucifer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mydaus javanensis ollula

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

ollula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Mephitis javanensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

javanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523951

Authority publication

Paris

Mydaus Meliceps

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1821

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

meliceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 159 (p. 2)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43945939

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Smith (1842:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  4. Fitzinger (1855:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  5. Gray (1865:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Ursus foetidus

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

foetidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497073

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Mydaus luciferoides

Lönnberg & Mjöberg, 1925

Family

Mephitidae

Root name

luciferoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

509

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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