Extra-striped Snaketail vs Meerkat

Ophiogomphus anomalus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Extra-striped Snaketail	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Gomphidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ophiogomphus	Suricata
Species	Ophiogomphus anomalus	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Extra-striped Snaketail and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Extra-striped Snaketail	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.