Viverra capensis Schreber, 1776

Viverra capensis Schreber, 1776: 3, pl. 125; 1777: 3, text 450.

COMMON NAME. — Honey Badger.

CURRENT NAME. — Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) .

See Wozencraft (2005: 612), and Larivière & Jennings (2009: 621).

COLLECTOR/S. — Donation to François Péron (Péron 1804a).

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Cape Town, South Africa.

COLLECTION DATE. — Before 24 January 1804.

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data. Two specimens donated (Péron 1804a) but no specimens found.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — No data.