Melogale moschata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata), also known as the small-toothed ferret-badger, is a member of the Mustelidae, and widely distributed in Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and considered tolerant of modified habitat.
The Chinese ferret-badger is densely distributed from Northeast India north to Central China south to northern Indochina. The Formosan ferret-badger (M. subaurantiaca) of Taiwan was formerly considered conspecific, but is now thought to be a distinct species.
Distinctive mask-like face markings distinguish the Chinese ferret-badger from most other oriental mustelids, although the other members of the genus Melogale have similar facial markings. The average body size of the Chinese ferret-badger is 33 to 43 centimetres (13 to 17 in) with a tail of 15 to 23 centimetres (5.9 to 9.1 in).
The Chinese ferret-badger lives in grassland, open forests, and tropical rainforests from northeast India to southern China, including Hainan Island, and south to Hong Kong and northern Indochina. They tolerate human disturbance well, and temporarily reside in agricultural areas such as rice paddies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-toothed Ferret Badger sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 8 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, June, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small-toothed Ferret Badger in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small-toothed Ferret Badger sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Nanjing, in our data
Nanjing is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small-toothed Ferret Badger sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Mustelidae
The closest relatives of the Small-toothed Ferret Badger that you can see in Nanjing (family Mustelidae, Mustelids) are Siberian Weasel (about 20%) and Asian Badger (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small-toothed Ferret Badger is recorded against all the mammals logged in Nanjing (12 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
