Meerkat vs mulgara

Suricata suricatta compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Meerkat is Least Concern while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Suricata	Dasycercus
Species	Suricata suricatta	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	mulgara
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.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.