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🦡 Ferret Badger

Helictis personata

LC — Least ConcernPopulation: unknown→ unknownAssessed 2025

Population

unknown

Estimated in the wild

IUCN Status

LC

Least Concern

Population Trend

unknown

Current trajectory

Range States

8

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal

Description

The Ferret Badger (Hog Badger) is a small, nocturnal mustelid found in the forests of Northeast India and Southeast Asia. It has a distinctive facial mask and powerful claws for digging, feeding primarily on earthworms and insects.

Habitat

Tropical and subtropical evergreen forests, hill forests, and bamboo thickets

Threats

  • Deforestation and habitat loss
  • Hunting for meat and traditional medicine
  • Road kills
  • Shifting cultivation affecting forest cover

Geographic Range

Found in

Arunachal PradeshAssamMeghalayaNagalandManipurMizoramTripuraWest Bengal

Species data from IUCN Red List. Range information based on known distribution.