Meerkat vs roan antelope

Suricata suricatta compared with Hippotragus equinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	roan antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Herpestidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Suricata	Hippotragus
Species	Suricata suricatta	Hippotragus equinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

roan antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	roan antelope
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.

roan antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.