Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Mellivora capensis subsp. indica Kerr 1792 Synonyms: Mellivora capensis subsp. mellivorus (Bennett 1830) ; Mellivora capensis subsp. ratel Horsfield 1851 ; Mellivora capensis subsp. ratelus Fraser 1862 .