Meerkat vs Splayed Deerfly

Suricata suricatta compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Suricata	Chrysops
Species	Suricata suricatta	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Meerkat and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	Splayed Deerfly
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.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium