Meerkat vs Mountain Webcap

Suricata suricatta compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Suricata	Cortinarius
Species	Suricata suricatta	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.