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Bornean Ferret-badger
Melogale everetti
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Melogale
- IUCN status
- EN
- Distribution
- Malaysia
- Realm
- Indomalaya
About this species
- Size
- Body up to 44cm
- Weight
- Up to 3kg
- Diet
- Invertebrates, amphibians, insects, fruit and carrion
- Habitat
- Montane forest, including Kinabalu National Park and Crocker Range National Park
- Range
- Endemic to Borneo
The Bornean ferret badger, also known as Everett's or the Kinabalu ferret badger, is a small, nocturnal, omnivorous mammal endemic to Borneo. It is a member of the weasel family and one of six species of the genus Melogale. Its small range includes Kinabalu National Park and Crocker Range National Park (Wikipedia, general species account).
It weighs up to 3 kg and reaches a maximum recorded body length of 44 cm. It forages on the ground for invertebrates, amphibians, insects, fruit and carrion (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)