Meerkat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Suricata suricatta compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Suricata	Sargus
Species	Suricata suricatta	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Meerkat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.