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Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Mellivora capensis
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Kissling et al, 2014, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ethiopia Species List, India Species List, Israel Species List, Kenya Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Palestine Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Zambia Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Mellivora capensis
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records France, and Mozambique Species List
Mellivora capensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Mellivora capensis
Recognized by NMNH type specimens, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Viverra capensis
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Honey Badger -- Honey Badger
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
honey badger
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Paleobiology Database
Honey Badger preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Ratel
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Honey badger
prefer
Recognized by AnAge and Wikidata Common Names
Rattel
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

ኣራጅ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

غرير العسل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Մեղրակեր preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Bal porsuğu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Azkonar eztijale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

медаед preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

меден язовец preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

蜜獾 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Medojedni jazavac preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

medojed kapský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

honninggrævling
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Honninggrævling preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dinka

Cir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Honingdas of ratel
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Honingdas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Dukolora mielvorulo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Meemäger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Mesimäyrä preferred
Recognized by CITES and admin
mesimäyrä preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Ratel
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
Blaireau à miel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ganda

Ntaulira preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

თაფლიჭამია მაჩვი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Honigdachs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Honig-Dachs
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Greek, Modern (1453-)

ασβός του μελιού preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

ઘોરખોદિયું preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hausa

Dage preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

גירית הדבש preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

बिज्जू preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

méhészborz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

broc meala preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Tasso del miele preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

ラーテル preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Wirzan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Ïtayu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Итаю preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ىيتايۋ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Балчыл кашкулак preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

라텔 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Medusāpsis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Bitėdis barsukas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

медојаден јазовец preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Badger madu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

തറക്കരടി preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

चांदीअस्वल preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼiish yighání preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

रतेल preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

honninggrevling preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Ratèl preferred
Recognized by admin

Persian

گورکن آفریقایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

ratel miodożerny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Ratel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Punjabi

ਬਿੱਜੂ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

медоед preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sango

Zarî preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Јазавац медојед preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Medojedni jazavac preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

ڳورپٽ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Mediar svetlochrbtý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Ratel preferred
Recognized by CITES
Tejón melívoro
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Medarski jazbec preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Nyegere preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

honungsgrävling
prefer
Recognized by CITES
ratel
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Honungsgrävling preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

தேன்வளைக்கரடி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ฮันนี่แบดเจอร์ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Bal porsuğu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

медоїд preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Рател preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Asalxoʻr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Lửng mật preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

蜜獾 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

غرير العسل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

بال پورسوغو preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

ماکھیو بجو preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

蜜獾 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蜜獾 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

蜜獾 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蜜獾 preferred
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Zh Hk

蜜獾 preferred
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Zh Tw

蜜獾 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Mellivorinae Gray 1865
Mellivora Storr 1780
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister 1910
Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber 1776)
Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson 1836)
Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr 1792)
Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater 1867
Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas 1923
Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock 1946
Mellivora capensis signata Pocock 1909
Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman 1920

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Mustelidae Fischer 1817
Mellivorinae Gray 1865
Mellivora Storr 1780
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister 1910
Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber 1776)
Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson 1836)
Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr 1792)
Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater 1867
Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas 1923
Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock 1946
Mellivora capensis signata Pocock 1909
Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman 1920

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Mellivorinae Gray 1865
Mellivora Storr 1780
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister 1910
Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber 1776)
Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson 1836)
Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr 1792)
Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater 1867
Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas 1923
Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock 1946
Mellivora capensis signata Pocock 1909
Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman 1920

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Mellivora
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister 1910
Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber 1776)
Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson 1836)
Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr 1792)
Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater 1867
Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas 1923
Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock 1946
Mellivora capensis signata Pocock 1909
Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman 1920

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Mellivora Storr 1780
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister 1910
Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Mellivora capensis capensis
Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson 1836)
Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr 1792)
Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater 1867
Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas 1923
Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock 1946
Mellivora capensis signata Pocock 1909
Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman 1920
Mellivora concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora punjabiensis Lydekker 1884
Mellivora signata Pocock 1909

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Mustelidae Fischer 1817
Mellivorinae Gray 1865
Mellivora Storr 1780
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister 1910
Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov 2000
Mellivora capensis capensis (Schreber 1776)
Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton 1907
Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker 1906
Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson 1836)
Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr 1792)
Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater 1867
Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas 1923
Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock 1946
Mellivora capensis signata Pocock 1909
Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman 1920

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776) (this page)
Aonyx capensis (Schinz 1821)
Aonyx cinereus (Illiger 1815)
Aonyx congicus Lönnberg 1910
Eira barbara (Linnaeus 1758)
Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus 1758)
Galictis cuja (Molina 1782)
Galictis vittata (Schreber 1776)
Gulo gulo (Linnaeus 1758)
Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein 1835)
Ictonyx libycus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1833)
Ictonyx striatus (Perry 1810)
Lontra canadensis (Schreber 1777)
Lontra felina (Molina 1782)
Lontra longicaudis (Olfers 1818)
Lontra provocax (Thomas 1908)
Lutra lutra (Linnaeus 1758)
Lutra sumatrana (Gray 1865)
Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1826)
Lyncodon patagonicus (de Blainville 1842)
Martes americana (Turton 1806)
Martes flavigula (Boddaert 1785)
Martes foina (Erxleben 1777)
Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield 1851
Martes martes (Linnaeus 1758)
Martes melampus (Wagner 1840)
Martes pennanti (Erxleben 1777)
Martes zibellina (Linnaeus 1758)
Meles anakuma Temminck 1844
Meles leucurus (Hodgson 1847)
Meles meles (Linnaeus 1758)
Melogale everetti (Thomas 1895)
Melogale moschata (Gray 1831)
Melogale orientalis (Horsfield 1821)
Melogale personata I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831
Mustela africana Desmarest 1818
Mustela altaica Pallas 1811
Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758
Mustela eversmanii Lesson 1827
Mustela felipei Izor & de la Torre 1978
Mustela frenata Lichtenstein 1831
Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844
Mustela kathiah Hodgson 1835
Mustela lutreola (Linnaeus 1761)
Mustela lutreolina Robinson & Thomas 1917
Mustela nigripes (Audubon & Bachman 1851)
Mustela nudipes Desmarest 1822
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758
Mustela sibirica Pallas 1773
Mustela strigidorsa Gray 1853
Mustela subpalmata Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1833
Neovison macrodon (Prentis 1903)
Neovison vison (Schreber 1777)
Poecilogale albinucha (Gray 1864)
Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin 1788)
Taxidea taxus (Schreber 1777)
Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt 1770)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Mellivoriane
Mellivora
Mellivora capensis (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Caniformia
Arctoidea
Musteloidea
Mustelidae
Mellivorinae
Mellivora
Mellivora capensis (this page)
Mellivora capensis abyssinica
Mellivora capensis buechneri
Mellivora capensis capensis
Mellivora capensis concisa
Mellivora capensis cottoni
Mellivora capensis inaurita
Mellivora capensis indica
Mellivora capensis leuconota
Mellivora capensis maxwelli
Mellivora capensis pumilio
Mellivora capensis signata
Mellivora capensis wilsoni
Mellivora brockmani
Mellivora concisa
Mellivora ratel
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