Dryad'S Saddle vs Meerkat

Cerioporus squamosus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad'S Saddle	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Suricata
Species	Cerioporus squamosus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad'S Saddle	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad'S Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.