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New Vietnamese ferret-badger identified

A new species of ferret-badger has been found in central Vietnam.

The new species, Melogale cucphuongensis, differs from previously known ferret-badgers in the shape of the skull.

An individual Melogale cucphuongensis had been found prior to this discovery in 2006, but died before it could be properly classified.

Read more at Der Zoologische Garten

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