Ferret-badger explained

Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale, which is the only genus of the monotypic mustelid subfamily Helictidinae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Bornean ferret-badger (Melogale everetti)
• Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata)
• Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale subaurantiaca)
• Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis)
• Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata)
• Vietnam ferret-badger (Melogale cucphuongensis)^[5]

Human impact

The ferret-badger's impact on humans is through the spread of rabies. This has been documented in Taiwan and China but lack of prior documentation and research on ferret-badgers has proven a roadblock.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

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6. Tu . Wen-Jane . A study of the temporal dynamics and human exposure to the Formosan ferret-badger (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca) rabies, 2013 to 2019, Taiwan . The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine . 2020 . 50 . 4 . 543–548.
7. Shoufeng . Zhang . Characterization of a rabies virus isolate from a ferret badger (Melogale moschata) with unique molecular differences in glycoprotein antigenic site III . Virus Research . 2010 . 149 . 2 . 143–151.
8. Shoufeng . Zhang . Rabies in Ferret Badgers, Southeastern China . Emerging Infectious Diseases . 15 . 6 . 946–949.