ferret badger

The ferret badger is a mammal native to Southeast Asia that resembles a weasel. These heavy-bodied creatures are part of the Mustelidae family, which also includes badgers and weasels. Ferret badgers, also known as tree badgers or pahmi, are typically brownish to blackish gray with distinctive white markings on their faces, throats, and sometimes their backs.12

There are four species of ferret badger: Chinese (M. moschata), Burmese (M. personata), Everett’s (M. everetti), and Javan (M. orientalis). They inhabit grasslands and forests and their diet primarily consists of insects, worms, small birds, rodents, and wild fruits. Ferret badgers are smaller than their badger relatives, with lengths averaging between 33 to 43 cm, excluding their tails.2