Mellivora Storr 1780

Mellivora Storr 1780, Prodr. Meth. Mamm.: 34.

Type Species: Viverra ratel Sparrman 1777

Synonyms: Lipotus Sundevall 1843; Melitoryx Gloger 1841; Melivora Gray 1847; Ratellus Gray 1827; Rattelus Swainson 1835; Ratelus Gray 1825; Ursitaxus Hodgson 1835; Ursotaxus Blyth 1840 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 12 subspecies:

Species Mellivora capensis (Schreber 1776)

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. capensis Schreber 1776

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. abyssinica Hollister 1910

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. buechneri Baryshnikov 2000

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. concisa Thomas and Wroughton 1907

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. cottoni Lydekker 1906

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. inaurita Hodgson 1836

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. indica Kerr 1792

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. leuconota Sclater 1867

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. maxwelli Thomas 1923

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. pumilio Pocock 1946

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. signata Pocock 1909

Subspecies Mellivora capensis subsp. wilsoni Cheesman 1920

Discussion: Placed in Mellivorinae by McKenna and Bell (1997).