Honey badger

Mellivora capensis · Mustelidae

The honey badger, also known as the ratel, is a mammal widely distributed across Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. It is the sole living representative of the Mellivorinae subfamily of the Mustelidae.

Where the Honey badger lives

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Benin, Tanzania and Israel (Africa and Asia).

Most records fall in Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Coast, Oshikoto and Bengo.

See the Honey badger’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 1,799 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.