Large-toothed Ferret Badger

The Burmese ferret-badger, also called the large-toothed ferret-badger, is a mustelid with a head and body length of 35 to 40cm and a tail of 15 to 21cm. The fur ranges from fawn brown to dark brown with a white stripe down the back, and the face is marked with black and white patches that are unique to each animal. The back part of the tail is whitish (Wikipedia, general species account).

Little is known about it, and many published descriptions are based on dead animals or camera-trap records. It is very similar to the Chinese ferret-badger and can be reliably separated only by its teeth, specifically a larger upper fourth premolar. Its recorded range includes north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Yunnan. Nationally Data Deficient (Nepal National Red List 2011).