Honey badger
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Mellivorinae
Genus:	Mellivora Storr, 1780
Species:	M. capensis
Binomial name
Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776)
Distribution

Skeleton from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris

The honey badger or ratel (Mellivora capensis) is a type of mustelid. It lives in Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.

Despite its name, the honey badger does not look much like other types of badgers. It looks more like a weasel. It mostly eats meat, and does not have many predators because of its thick skin and tough defensive ability.