Meerkat vs sable antelope

Suricata suricatta compared with Hippotragus niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	sable 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 niger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	sable 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.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.