Melogale Geoffroy 1831 (ferret badgers)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Synonym: Helictis Gray 1831
Parent taxon: Helictidinae according to C. J. Law et al. 2018
See also Dào 1967 and Gebo and Rose 1993
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Melogale cucphuongensis Melogale everetti Melogale moschata Melogale personata
Ecology: semifossorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Laos (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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