honey badger / ratel (Mellivora capensis), Egyptian mongoose / ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) African Ratel
Egyptian Ichneumon
The life of animals; the mammals,
Date 1906
BHL Page URL http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39641883
Author Ernest Ingersoll
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_life_of_animals_(Colored_Plate_5)_(7171941398).jpg
The honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis) is the only species in the mustelid subfamily Mellivorinae and its only genus Mellivora. It is native to Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species; instead, it bears more anatomical similarities to weasels.
The Egyptian mongoose or the ichneumon (Herpestes ichneumon) is a species of mongoose. The Egyptian mongooses can be found in Egypt, Spain, Portugal, Palestine, and most of sub-Saharan Africa, except for central Democratic Republic of the Congo, western South Africa, and Namibia.
