Melogale cucphuongensis
T. Nadler, Streicher, Stefen, Schwierz, & Roos, 2011
Cuc Phuong Ferret-badger
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Superfamily | : Musteloidea |
| Family | : Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | : Helictidinae |
| Genus | : Melogale |
Species status
Authority citation
Nadler, T., Streicher, U., Stefen, C., Schwierz, E. and Roos, C. 2011-01. A new species of ferret-badger, genus Melogale, from Vietnam. Zoologische Garten (Leipzig) 80(5):271-286.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zoolgart.2011.08.004Original name as described
Melogale cucphuongensis
Other common names
Vietnam Ferret-badger
Type material
EPRC (no number given)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Endangered Primate Rescue Center (20° 45' N, 105° 43' E), Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya · Palearctic
Country distribution
China · Vietnam
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
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. · Li, S., Yu, G. H., Liu, S., & Jin, C. S. (2019). First record of the ferret-badger Melogale cucphuongensis Nadler et al., 2011 (Carnivora: Mustelidae), with description of a new subspecies, in southeastern China. Zoological research, 40(6), 575.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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