Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Cladus: Ferungulata
Cladus: Ferae
Cladus: Pancarnivora
Cladus: Carnivoramorpha
Cladus: Carnivoraformes
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Infraordo: Arctoidea
Superfamilia: Musteloidea
Familia: Mephitidae
Genus: Mydaus
Species: Mydaus javanensis
Subspecies: M. j. javanensis – M. j. lucifer – M. j. ollula
Name
Mydaus javanensis (Desmarest, 1820)
Type locality: "l'île de Java." [Indonesia, Java].
References
Desmarest, A. G. 1820. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Encyclopédie méthodique des mammifères. Veuve Agasse, Paris, France. 1:187
Yeen Ten Hwang and Serge Larivière, 2003. Mydaus javanensis, Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammologists, No. 723, pp. 1–3, 3 figs.
Mydaus javanensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Mydaus javanensis (Desmarets, 1820) (Least Concern)
Mydaus javanensis (Desmarest, 1820) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Sunda Stink-badger, Indonesian Stink Badger, Malay Badger Or Teledu, Malayan Stink Badger, Sunda Stink Badger
español: Tejón mofeta malayo o teledu
polski: Teledu
Türkçe: Endonezya kokan porsuğu
The Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis), also called the Javan stink badger, teledu, Malay stink badger, Malay badger, Indonesian stink badger and Sunda skunk, is a mammal native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Despite the common name, stink badgers are not closely related to true badgers, and are, instead, Old World relatives of the skunks.[4] Coincidentally, its local name sigung in Sundanese[5] is a false cognate to skunk which is of Algonquian origin.
Description
Mydaus javanensis
Sunda stink badgers have a similar body shape to badgers, but are significantly smaller, being 37 to 52 cm (15 to 20 in) in total length, and weighing from 1.3 to 3.6 kg (2.9 to 7.9 lb). Their fur is coarse, and black or very dark brown over most of the body, with a white stripe running from the top of the head to the tail. The tail is short, measuring about 3.6 cm (1.4 in), and is covered in pure white fur. The width of the stripe varies considerably between individuals, but is usually narrow, and may be discontinuous. As the name indicates, stink badgers have an anal scent gland that secretes a foul-smelling substance, which the animal can spray up to 15 cm (5.9 in). Females have six teats.[6]
Distribution and habitat
Named for the Sunda Islands, Sunda stink badgers are found in Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the northern Natuna Islands. Sunda stink badgers can be found across a wide variety of habitats, including forest edges or areas of secondary forest. Historically, they were thought to be restricted to high elevations of over 2,000 m (6,600 ft), and only rarely on lowland plains. This is now known not to be true, and more recent surveys have shown Sunda stink-badgers are often found in elevations well below 2000m.[7] Sunda stink badgers have been reported as low as 250 m (820 ft) above sea level on Java, at relatively low elevations in Sarawak.,[6] and have even been recorded at elevations as low as 10m in the Lower Kinabatangan floodplains, Sabah, Borneo at seemingly high densities.[8]
Three subspecies are recognized:[6]
M. j. javanensis (Sunda stink badger) - Java and Sumatra
M. j. lucifer (Bornean stink badger) - Borneo
M. j. ollula (Natuna Islands stink badger) - northern Natuna Islands
Behaviour and ecology
The Sunda stink badger is omnivorous and highly nocturnal.[9] The animal portion of its diet consists of invertebrates, eggs, and carrion. At night, it roots through soft soil using its snout and claws searching for worms and ground-dwelling insects. During the day, it sleeps in short burrows, less than 60 cm (24 in) in length, which it either digs or takes over from other animals, such as porcupines. Females have been reported to give birth to litters of two or three young.[6]
References
Wilting, A.; Duckworth, J.W.; Meijaard, E.; Ross, J.; Hearn, A.; Ario, A. (2015). "Mydaus javanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41628A45209955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41628A45209955.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Desmarest, A. G. (1820). "Esp. Moufette de Java, mephitis javanensis". Mammalogie ou description des espèces des Mammifères. Paris: Agasse. p. 187.
Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, É.; Cuvier, F. (1821). "Le télagon". Histoire naturelle des mammifères. Vol. 3. Paris. pp. 1–2.
Dragoo, J. W. & Honeycutt, R. L. (1997). "Systematics of mustelid-like carnivores". Journal of Mammalogy. 78 (2): 426–443. doi:10.2307/1382896. JSTOR 1382896.
Becking, J. H., ed. (1989). Henry Jacob Victor Sody (1892-1959): His life and work. A biographical and bibliographical study. Leiden: E.J. Brill. pp. 151–2. ISBN 978-90-04-08687-6.
Hwang, Y. T.; Larivière, S. (2003). "Mydaus javanensis". Mammalian Species (723): 1–3. doi:10.1644/723. S2CID 198124698.
Samejima H, Meijaard E, Duckworth JW, Yasuma S, Hearn AJ, Ross J, Mohamed A, Alfred R, Bernard H, Boonratana R, Pilgrim JD, Eaton J, Belant JL, Kramer-Schadt S, Semiadi G, and Wilting A. (2016). Predicted distribution of the Sunda stink-badger Mydaus javanensis (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mephitidae) on Borneo https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/data/raffles_bulletin_of_zoology/supplement33/S33rbz061-070.pdf. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 33: 61-70
Evans MN., Vickers SH., Abu-Bakar MS and Goossens B. (2016). Carnivores of the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo, including a new locality for the Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii. Small Carnivore Conservation 54: 26–38
Vickers, S.H.; Evans, M.N.; Abu Bakar, M.S. & Goossens, B. (2017). "The first recorded activity pattern for the Sunda stink-badger Mydaus javanensis (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mephitidae) using camera traps" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 65: 316–324.
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