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Melogale personata
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Range
North-eastern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Southeast Asia to south-west China
Size
Head and body 35–40cm; tail 15–21cm
Weight
1.5–3kg
The Burmese ferret-badger, or large-toothed ferret-badger, is a mustelid of Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalaya about which little is known. Many published descriptions are of dead animals or camera-trap records. Head and body length is 35–40 cm, the tail 15–21 cm, and weight 1.5–3 kg. The fur ranges from fawn brown to dark brown with a white stripe down the back, and the rear of the tail is whitish (Wikipedia, general species account).
The face carries black and white patches that are unique to each individual. It is very similar to the Chinese ferret-badger and can only be reliably told apart by the teeth, specifically the larger fourth upper premolar. It has been recorded in north-eastern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Yunnan in south-west China. The cached account gives no information on its diet or breeding.