Meerkat vs Window Gnat

Suricata suricatta compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Suricata	Sylvicola
Species	Suricata suricatta	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.