Meerkat vs Zebra Duiker

Suricata suricatta compared with Cephalophus zebra

Key Differences

• Meerkat is Least Concern while Zebra Duiker is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Zebra Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Suricata suricatta	Cephalophus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Zebra Duiker

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	Zebra Duiker
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.

Zebra Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.