mammal · Carnivora · Mustelidae

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) — also called Ratel. Occurrence records of the Honey Badger are shared on GBIF from around 26 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Hottentots-Holland (67 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMustelidae

26reserves with records

268records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis) — Photo: en:User:Jaganath · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	67
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	47
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	28
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	15
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	11
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	8
Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	5
Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	4
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	3
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	3
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Brakputs Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	2
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Plumari Private ReservePrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	2
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 14 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves
North West: 2 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 2 reserves
Mpumalanga: 2 reserves
Gauteng: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Scientific name: Mellivora capensis
GBIF taxon: 2433695
Wikidata: Q173128

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.