Suricata suricatta
(von Schreber, 1776)
Meerkat
Distribution :
Angola, S Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Feliformia |
| Infraorder | : Aeluroidea |
| Superfamily | : Viverroidea |
| Family | : Herpestidae |
| Subfamily | : Mungosinae |
| Genus | : Suricata |
Species status
Authority citation
Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1776. pl. 117. P. pl. 117 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Erlangen.
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Original name as described
Viverra suricatta
Other common names
Suricate · Slender-tailed Meerkat · Gray Meerkat
Type material
untraced (number not known)
Type kind
nonexistent
Type locality
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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