Meerkat vs

Suricata suricatta compared with Nectriopsis candicans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Herpestidae	Bionectriaceae
Genus	Suricata	Nectriopsis
Species	Suricata suricatta	Nectriopsis candicans

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.