Wildlifeof Malaysia
Sunda Stink Badger
Bats
Photo: James Eaton · CC0
Mydaus javanensis
Basic stats
Range
Indonesia and Malaysia
Size
Total length 37–52cm
Weight
1.3–3.6kg
The Sunda stink badger, also called the Javan stink badger, teledu, Malay badger or Sunda skunk, is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Despite the name, stink badgers are not closely related to true badgers but are Old World relatives of the skunks. It has a badger-like body shape but is significantly smaller, 37–52 cm in total length and 1.3–3.6 kg in weight (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its local name sigung in Sundanese is a false cognate of the word skunk, which is of Algonquian origin (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Sunda Stink Badger found?
- Indonesia and Malaysia
- How big is the Sunda Stink Badger?
- Total length 37–52cm
- How much does the Sunda Stink Badger weigh?
- 1.3–3.6kg