Meerkat vs Rough-Tailed

Suricata suricatta compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Meerkat is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meerkat	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Myliobatiformes (매가오리목)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Suricata	Bathytoshia
Species	Suricata suricatta	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Meerkat and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)

Conservation Status

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meerkat	Rough-Tailed
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.

Rough-Tailed