Meerkat vs waved carpet

Suricata suricatta compared with Hydrelia sylvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	waved carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Suricata	Hydrelia
Species	Suricata suricatta	Hydrelia sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

waved carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	waved carpet
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.

waved carpet

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