Ferret-badgers are the six species of the genus Melogale,
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Bornean ferret-badger ( Melogale everetti)
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Chinese ferret-badger ( Melogale moschata)
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Formosan ferret-badger ( Melogale subaurantiaca)
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Javan ferret-badger ( Melogale orientalis)
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Burmese ferret-badger ( Melogale personata)
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Vietnam ferret-badger ( Melogale cucphuongensis)
Human impact
The ferret-badger's impact on humans is through the spread of rabies. This has been documented in Taiwan and China but lack of prior documentation and research on ferret-badgers has proven a roadblock.
