Hill Soldier vs Meerkat

Oxycera pardalina compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Hill Soldier is Vulnerable while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hill Soldier	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Oxycera	Suricata
Species	Oxycera pardalina	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Hill Soldier and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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