vs Meerkat

Hapalosiphon luteolus compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Meerkat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hapalosiphonaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hapalosiphon	Suricata
Species	Hapalosiphon luteolus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Hapalosiphon luteolus is a filamentous, branching cyanobacterium found in freshwater habitats, damp soil, and moist terrestrial environments including peat bogs and wetland margins. It produces a yellowish pigmentation and forms heterocysts capable of nitrogen fixation. This species contributes to nitrogen cycling in wetland and semi-aquatic ecosystems where it forms part of benthic microbial communities.