Hazel Bracket vs Meerkat

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Skeletocutis	Suricata
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.