Candelabra Duster vs Meerkat

Athelia arachnoidea compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Duster	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Atheliaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Athelia	Suricata
Species	Athelia arachnoidea	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Duster	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.