Meerkat vs moustached guenon

Suricata suricatta compared with Cercopithecus cephus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	moustached guenon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Herpestidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Suricata	Cercopithecus
Species	Suricata suricatta	Cercopithecus cephus

Evolutionary Relationship

Meerkat and moustached guenon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

moustached guenon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	moustached guenon
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.

moustached guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.