Bornean ferret-badger

Bornean ferret-badger
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	Melogale
Species:	M. everetti
Binomial name
Melogale everetti (Thomas, 1895)
Bornean ferret-badger range

The Bornean ferret-badger (Melogale everetti), also known as the Everett's ferret-badger or Kinabalu ferret-badger, is a member of the Mustelidae family. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

Distribution and habitat

It is only known with certainty from the highland forests on Mount Kinabalu and nearby regions in Sabah, Malaysia, but is suspected to occur elsewhere on Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (to Indonesia) and Sarawak (to Malaysia). The major threat to this species is habitat loss through the rapid deforestation in Borneo.

References

1. ^ Duckworth, J.W. & Azlan, J. (2008). Melogale everetti. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient