Carnation Earthfan vs Meerkat

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Thelephora	Suricata
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.