| This animal has an upturned snout, which is described as closely resembling that of Mydaus, the teledu. |
| The Teledu or Malayan stink badger or mydaus javanensis, of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java has a wide stripe or a row of patches running down the back of his small body. |
| In Indonesia, the stink badger is known as the sigung, while in Malaysia it is called teledu. |
| In Java and Sumatra the Teledu holds the place of the skunks in America, and may be regarded as representing them. |
| The teledu of Java is the worst of the family in this respect, and almost equals the skunk. |
