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Monotypic taxon: Genus Mellivora Storr, 1780 (mammal)
Classification by:

Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Count: 29o;11f;21g; ‡1f
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  Count: 28o;9f;21g; ‡1f
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
    Count: [**] 15f;125g;282s;1263ss; ‡1g;4s;5ss; †1s
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
      Count: [**] 9f;71g;161s;766ss; ‡1g;4s;2ss; †1s
         Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
        Count: [**] 22g;58s;367ss; ‡1s
           Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 - weasels
          Count: [**] 15g;45s;330ss; ‡1s
             Genus Mellivora Storr, 1780 [monotypic] - honey badger
            Count: [*] 1s;12ss
               1 Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) - honey badger
              Count: [*] 12ss

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