Mellivora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Cladus: Canoidea Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Mustelida Superfamilia: Musteloidea

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Mellivorinae
Genus: Mellivora
Species (1 + †1): M. capensis – †M. benfieldi

Name

Mellivora Storr, 1780

Type species: Viverra ratel Sparrman, 1777 (= Viverra capensis Schreber, 1776), by designation (Sclater, 1900); (Melville & Smith, 1987).

Synonyms

Lipotus Sundevall, 1843
Melitoryx Gloger, 1841
Melivora Gray, 1847
Ratellus Gray, 1827
Rattelus Swainson, 1835
Ratelus Gray, 1825
Ursitaxus Hodgson, 1835
Ursotaxus Blyth, 1840

References

Primary references

Storr, G.C.C. 1780. Prodromus methodi mammalium. Reissianis: Tübingen. 43 pp. MDZ Reference page.

Additional references

Mellivora in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Mellivora Storr, 1780 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

日本語: ラーテル属
ไทย: ฮันนี่แบดเจอร์