Crested Drongo vs Meerkat

Dicrurus forficatus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Drongo	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dicruridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dicrurus	Suricata
Species	Dicrurus forficatus	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Drongo	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.