Back Ratel Afrikaans ኣራጅ Amharic Mellivora capensis AN غرير العسل Arabic غرير العسل ARZ Mellivora capensis AST Wigursol (Mellivora capensis) AVK Bal porsuğu Azerbaijani بال پورسوغو AZB Медаед Byelorussian
| Honey badger Temporal range: middle Pliocene – Recent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Mellivorinae Gray, 1865[2] |
| Genus: | Mellivora Storr, 1780 |
| Species: | M. capensis
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| Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)
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The honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis) is a type of mustelid. It lives in Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.
Despite its name, the honey badger does not look much like other types of badgers. It looks more like a weasel. It mostly eats meat, and does not have many predators because of its thick skin and tough defensive ability.
- ↑ Do Linh San, E.; Begg, C.; Begg, K. & Abramov, A. V. (2016). "Mellivora capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41629A45210107. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ Gray, J. E. (1865). "Revision of the genera and species of Mustelidae contained in the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 100–154.