Melogale personata

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831

Large-toothed 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

<i>In</i> Bélanger (ed.) Voy. Indes Orient., 3(Zoologie), 137, pl. 5.[issued 13 March 1831] ]

Original name as described

Melogale personata

Other common names

Burmese Ferret-badger

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-315

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-315

Type locality

Southern Burma.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Thailand

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005830

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Gulo nipalensis

(Hodgson, 1836)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/79131bc7-1c23-4345-bac9-bcea8371a6d8

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Helictis Pierrei

(Bonhote, 1903)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pierrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1878.6.17.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0b8414e5-370b-4904-9ad7-f3ee6569ebbc

Authority page

592

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993362

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Melogale personata laotum

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

laotum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.11.8.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/57739902-53b9-4157-b2a9-08ab22f071f8

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24300987

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Melogale tonquinia

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tonquinia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.21.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eccac273-019d-4d2c-836f-07382950a27b

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24300988

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Melogale personata

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

personata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2001-315

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-2001-315

Authority page

137, pl. 5.[issued 13 March 1831]

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41627/45209826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Helictis personata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

personata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Melogale personata nipalensis

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nipalensis

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 (2009:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Melogale personata personata

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

personata

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 (2009:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Melogale personata pierrei

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

pierrei

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 (2009:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Melogale personata tonquinia

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

tonquinia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Helictis Nipalensis

(Hodgson, 1844)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nipalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405522

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Gray (1865:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497084) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18241)

Helictis Nepaulensis

(J. E. Gray, 1855)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

nepaulensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747342

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Helictis orientalis

(Blanford, 1888)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28223101

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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