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Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis)

Mammals

Honey Badger, also known as the ratel, is a mammal widely distributed across Africa, Southwest Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the sole living representative of the Mellivorinae subfamily of the weasel family Mustelidae.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Mellivora capensis 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix III 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Mellivora, Taxa
Source Honey badger (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mellivora capensis

In Ecosystem

Okavango Delta, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Hippopotamus
Additional Source Okavango Delta (Wikipedia)Article text
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Found In

Africa

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Botswana

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Eswatini

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Kazakhstan

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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South Asia

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Turkmenistan

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Uzbekistan

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Zimbabwe

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Honey badger (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The largest terrestrial mustelid in Africa, the honey badger measures 55 to 77 cm (22 to 30 in) long and weighs up to 16 kg (35 lb).
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A3
  • Article text
    It is mostly threatened by killings from beekeepers and farmers, sometimes with the use of poisons or traps, and is used in traditional medicine and as bushmeat.
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Mellivora capensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix III
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
    desert or dune desert or dune
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5. Honey badger (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q173128 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q173128
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q173128 (P1034 main food source): bee
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): bee.
  • Wikidata Q173128 (P1034 main food source): Naja
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): Naja.
  • Wikidata Q173128 (P1034 main food source): tuber
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): tuber.
  • Wikidata Q173128 (P1034 main food source): carrion
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): carrion.
  • Child Taxon Of: Mellivora, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q13564654 (Mellivora)
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Okavango Delta (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Article text
waterbuck, sitatunga, tsessebe, cheetah, African wild dog, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, caracal, serval, aardvark, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, African savanna hare, honey badger, common warthog, chacma baboon, vervet monkey and Nile
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