- Chinese Ferret-badger
Taxobox
name = Chinese Ferret-badger
status = LC
trend = unknown
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Carnivora
familia =Mustelidae
genus = "Melogale "
species = "M. moschata
binomial = "Melogale moschata"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1831)The Chinese Ferret-badger ("Melogale moschata") is a member of the
Mustelidae family. Distinctive mask-like face markings distinguish the Chinese Ferret-badger from other orientalmustelids . Thisbadger lives in burrows or crevices and is active atdusk and at night. It is a good climber and feeds on fruit, insects, small animals and worms. It is savage when alarmed and its anal secretions are foul-smelling.The female givesbirth to a litter of up to 3 young in May or June.The average body size of the Chinese Ferret-badger is 33 to 43 cm with a tail of 15 to 23 cm. It lives in grassland and open forest of north eastern
India , southernChina ,Java , andBorneo .
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