Devil's Fingers vs Meerkat

Clathrus archeri compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phallaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Clathrus	Suricata
Species	Clathrus archeri	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium