Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 (honey badger)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combination: Viverra capensis
Belongs to Mellivora according to J. E. A. Bertram and A. A. Biewener 1990
Sister taxa: Mellivora benfieldi, Mellivora indica, Mellivora punjabiensis
Ecology: semifossorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (5 collections), South Africa (20), Sudan (2), Swaziland (1), Tanzania (1), Zambia (1)
• Pliocene of Morocco (1), Tanzania (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (2)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
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