The Palawan Stink Badgers actually look nice, and it is kind of funny watching them walk with their very short legs and fat body. They have a pointed snout with a mobile nose. The tail is very short in comparison to the body, the ears and the eyes are small. They are not particularly aggressive, and they either flee or freeze when threatened. This animal is found in primary and secondary forests around Palawan, but it has a high tolerance to deforestation and human presence, and so it also thrives in shrubland and grassland around low-intensity agriculture and urban areas.
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| A young Palawan Stink Badger |
The Mydaus marchei are nocturnal and feed mainly on worms and soil arthropods. They are good diggers and usually spend the day in excavated dens or large hollowed logs. An excavated old termite hill is a favored den in grasslands and flat agricultural areas. It is sometimes seen resting under heavy thickets of grass and bushes during the day.
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| Palawan Stink Badger in urban area. |
Road kill has a higher mortality rate than predators in the wild. Except for occasional stray dogs, the only predators in the wild large enough to prey on this species are Crocodiles, Alligators and Pythons, but I never heard that these animals preyed on Palawan Stink Badger. The largest nocturnal bird of prey that we have here in Palawan that can probably kill a young Mydaus marchei are Asian Grass Owls, but there are no documented sightings of grass owls preying on Palawan Stink Badger. Very few tribesmen of the Pala’wan and Tagbanua tribes trap this animal for domestic consumption, but locals, farmers, and hunters usually avoid this animal.
