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Mellivora Storr, 1780

Mellivora Storr, 1780; , TS: Viverra ratel Sparrman
Melitoryx
Ratellus
Lipotus
Ursitaxus

Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)

S.Nepal, S.India, E.India, Pakistan - Iran, Turkestan - Arabia, Palestine, Morocco, Africa (south of Sahara). See [About maps] Ratel Honey Badger
Viverra capensis Schreber, 1776; , TL: Cape of Good Hope

M. c. indica Kerr, 1792

India - Turkestan mellivorus
Viverra ratel Sparrmann
ratelus
Mellivora capensis indica ; [MPR, 175]

M. c. inaurata (Hodgson, 1836)

Himalayas (southern foothills) Mellivora capensis inaurata ; [MPR, 175]

M. c. wilsoni Cheesman, 1920

SW.Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Palestine? Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman, 1920; , TL: SW.Iran
Mellivora capensis wilsoni ; [MPR, 175]

M. c. pumilio Pocock, 1946

S.Arabia Mellivora capensis pumilio ; [MPR, 175]

M. c. leuconota Sclater, 1867

S.Morocco, Equatorial West Africa Mellivora capensis leuconota ; [MPR, 175]

?M. c. abyssinica Hollister, 1910

Mellivora abyssinica Hollister, 1910; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 56 (13): 1, TL: Vicinity of Addis Ababa, Abyssinia
Mellivora abyssinica ; [TNAM, 67]

M. c. sagulata Hollister, 1910

Mellivora sagulata Hollister, 1910; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 56 (13): 2, TL: Mount Kilimanjaro, 5000ft
Mellivora sagulata ; [TNAM, 67]

?M. c. albescens (Heller, 1913)

Kenya? Ictotyx capensis albescens Heller, 1913; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 61 (13): 13, TL: Summit of Mt. Lololokwi, N. Guaso Nyiro district, [Kenya]
Ictonyx capensis albescens ; [TNAM, 64]

Or should this be actually in Ictonyx and under totally different species?

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References:

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[MPR]

Corbet, G. B, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

[TNAM]

Poole & Schantz, 1942; Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 178: -; Catalog of the type specimens of mammals in the United States national museum, including the biological surveys collection

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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