Suricata suricatta

(von Schreber, 1776)

Meerkat

Side and front views (two animals). Also as Suricate|Slender-tailed Meerkat|Gray Meerkat.1 / 7
Location: South Africa, Northern Cape, Kalahari Gemsbok National ParkDate taken: Jan 1, 1976

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Image Library · MIL ID: 145

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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064692

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 · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006070

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 38 names and synonyms.

Viverra suricatta

(von Schreber, 1776)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

suricatta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

pl. 117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064692

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:488, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)

Viverra tetradactyla

(von Schreber, 1777)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

tetradactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529142

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Miller (1778:pl. 20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67541)
  2. Leske (1779:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  3. Borowski (1780:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  4. Zimmermann (1783:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  5. Boddaert (1785:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  6. Gmelin (1788:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  7. Kerr (1792:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  8. Wolf (1796:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  9. Turton (1802:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  10. Treviranus (1803:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  11. Goldfuss (1809:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  12. Thunberg (1811:305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767799) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  13. Illiger (1811:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48453840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36105)
  14. Griffith (1822:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  15. Fleming (1822:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62442)
  16. Blainville (1842:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68406)
  17. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Suricate

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

suricate

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · nomen_nudum

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Zimmermann (1783:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)

Mus zenik

(Scopoli, 1786)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zenik

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

84

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Brants (1827:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35204)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra Zenik

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zenik

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751305

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Kerr (1792:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Link (1795:85, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  4. Wolf (1796:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  5. Turton (1802:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  6. Goldfuss (1809:234, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  7. Illiger (1811:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48453840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36105)

Viverra Surikatta

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

surikatta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632472

Authority publication

London

Viverra Zenic

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

zenic

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632471

Authority publication

London

Ichneumon tetradactylus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

tetradactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033405

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)

Vinerra tetradactyla

(Treviranus, 1802)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

tetradactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026071

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Treviranus (1802:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72409)

Ichneumon tetradactyla

(G. Fischer, 1803)

Family

Herpestidae

Root name

tetradactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061729

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

Fischer (1803:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)

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