Cape Teak vs Meerkat

Strychnos decussata compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Teak	Meerkat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Loganiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Strychnos	Suricata
Species	Strychnos decussata	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Cape Teak

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Teak	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Teak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Cape Teak

The Cape Teak (Strychnos decussata) is a species in the genus Strychnos. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.