Javan Ferret-badger
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The Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) is a species of mammal
in the Mustelidae
family. It is endemic to Java and Bali in Indonesia
. It sometimes includes one or several of the other members of the genus Melogale
as subspecies
.
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the Mustelidae
Mustelidae
Mustelidae , commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora, at least partly because in the past it has been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa...
family. It is endemic to Java and Bali in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It sometimes includes one or several of the other members of the genus Melogale
Melogale
Ferret-badgers are the five species of mustelids of the genus Melogale.* Bornean Ferret-badger * Chinese Ferret-badger * Javan Ferret-badger...
as subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
.