Mellivora
| Mellivora | |
|---|---|
| Honey badger (Mellivora capensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Mellivorinae Gray, 1865 |
| Genus: | Mellivora Storr, 1780 |
| Type species | |
| Viverra ratel Sparrman, 1777
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| Species | |
Mellivora is a genus of mustelids which contains the honey badger, or ratel (Mellivora capensis), the sole living representative of the subfamily Mellivorinae. Additionally, two extinct species are known. The honey badger is native to much of Africa and South Asia, while fossil relatives occurred in those areas and Southern Europe.