Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamila: Mustelinae
Genus: Melogale
Species: Melogale orientalis
Subspecies: M. o. orientalis - M. o. sundaicus
Names
Melogale orientalis (Horsfield, 1821)
Type locality: "limited...to...south of Mountain Prahu, between the two prinicpal cones of the central part of Java, the Mountain Sumbing, and...Teggal, ...Baggulen and Banyumas...to Gowong in the east." [Indonesia, Java].
References
* Horsfield, T. 1821. Zool. Res. Java.: plate and 4 pages of text.
* Melogale orientalis on Mammal Species of the World.
* Melogale on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Melogale orientalis (Horsfield, 1821) (Data Deficient)
* Melogale orientalis (Horsfield, 1821) Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
English: Javan Ferret-badger
