Honey badger
| Honey badger Temporal range: middle Pliocene – Recent | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Mellivorinae [ 2 ] |
| Genus: | Mellivora ( Storr , 1780) |
| Species: | M. capensis |
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The honey badger ( Mellivora capensis ), also known as the ratel ( / ? r e? t ?l / or / ? r ?? t ?l / ), [ 3 ] is a species of mustelid native to Africa , Southwest Asia , and the Indian Subcontinent . Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species, instead it bears more anatomical similarities to weasels . It is classed as Least Concern by the IUCN owing to its extensive range and general environmental adaptations. It is primarily a carnivorous species and has few natural predators because of its thick skin and ferocious defensive abilities.
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