American Redstart vs Meerkat

Setophaga ruticilla compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Redstart	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Parulidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Setophaga	Suricata
Species	Setophaga ruticilla	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

American Redstart and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Redstart	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Redstart

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

American Redstart

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇨 Ecuador