Meerkat vs Red-mantled Dragonlet

Suricata suricatta compared with Erythrodiplax fervida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Red-mantled Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Suricata	Erythrodiplax
Species	Suricata suricatta	Erythrodiplax fervida

Evolutionary Relationship

Meerkat and Red-mantled Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Red-mantled Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	Red-mantled Dragonlet
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.

Red-mantled Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.