The Lazy Lizard's Tales
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Raffles Museum Treasures: Malayan stink badger
Malayan stink badger (
Mydaus javanensis
)
Once classified as true badgers (Melinae, F. Mustelidae), the 2 species of stink badger (
Mydaus
spp.) are now thought to be the sole Asian representatives of the otherwise entirely American skunks (F. Mephitidae).
Badger Pages
IUCN Red List
Animal Diversity Web
Cumulative Index for the Mammalian Species
(Photo by
dennisikon
)
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