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Everett's Ferret Badger




  Status VU
  Trend unknown
  Status System iucn23
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Mammal ia
  Ordo Carnivora
  Familia Mustelidae
  Genus '' Melogale ''
  Species '''''M everetti'''''
  Binomial ''Melogale everetti''
  Binomial Authority ( Thomas , 1895 )


The Everett's Ferret Badger (''Melogale everetti''), also known as the '''Kinabalu Ferret Badger''', is a member of the Mustelidae family. It is known only from the forests on Mount Kinabalu which is located near the northern tip of Borneo , in Malaysia .

The major threat to this species is habitat loss.

The name is dedicated from Alfred Hart Everett (1848-1898).


REFERENCES

  • Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2c v2.3)

  • Red List