honey badger
species of mammal
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Summary
honey badger is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.013% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81,366 views/month, #25 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Mellivora[5]
- Taxon name: Mellivora capensis[6]
- Commons category: Mellivora capensis[7]
- Commons gallery: Mellivora capensis[8]
- Main food source: honey[9], beehive[10], bee[11], larva[12], Naja[13], Testudinidae[14], gecko[15], Rhombomyina[16], Pedetes capensis[17], tuber[18], carrion[19], Madoqua[20], Old World porcupine[21]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], New International Encyclopedia[26]
- Original combination: Viverra capensis[27]
- Short name: M. capensis[28]
- Taxon common name: Honey badger[29], Blaireau à miel[30], Ratel[31], Rattel[32], Honigdachs[33], tasso del miele[34]
- Different from: Ratel IFV[35]
- Mass: 12 kg[36]
- Gestation period: 6 month[37]
- Longest observed lifespan: 31.3 years[38]
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule: Schedule I (Part I) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[39]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix III of CITES[40]
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Identifiers
honey badger's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41834[41]. honey badger's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9664[42]. honey badger's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328035[43]. honey badger's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433695[44]. honey badger's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621929[45].
Why It Matters
honey badger has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]