Burmese ferret-badger vs Elephant Apple

Melogale personata compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese ferret-badger	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Melogale	Dillenia
Species	Melogale personata	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Burmese ferret-badger

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese ferret-badger	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese ferret-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Burmese ferret-badger

The Burmese ferret-badger (Melogale personata) is a species in the genus Melogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.