Diabo-do-mar vs Meerkat

Mobula mobular compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Diabo-do-mar is Endangered while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diabo-do-mar	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Myliobatidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Mobula	Suricata
Species	Mobula mobular	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Diabo-do-mar and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Diabo-do-mar

EN — Endangered

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diabo-do-mar	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diabo-do-mar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.