Mammals of the WorldSunda Stink Badger
Mydaus javanensis
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mephitidae
- Genus
- Mydaus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Indonesia|Malaysia|Brunei?
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Malayan Stink Badger|Sunda Skunk Badger|Teledu
About this species
- Size
- Total length 37–52cm
- Weight
- 1.3–3.6kg
- Range
- Indonesia and Malaysia
The Sunda stink badger, also called the Javan stink badger, teledu, Malay badger or Sunda skunk, is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Despite the name, stink badgers are not closely related to true badgers but are Old World relatives of the skunks. It has a badger-like body shape but is significantly smaller, 37–52 cm in total length and 1.3–3.6 kg in weight (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its local name sigung in Sundanese is a false cognate of the word skunk, which is of Algonquian origin (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)