A small mongoose found in southern Africa, living in areas with stony, often calcareous ground across a variety of arid, open habitats, including the Kalahari Desert, and organized into cooperatively breeding social groups. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Conservation StatusIUCN Red List, assessed by Jordan, N.R. and Do Linh San, E. in 2015 (population stable, widespread across southern Africa, present in several protected areas). Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
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In Ecosystem
Source Kalahari Research Centre
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Meerkat (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead and Habitat section
a small mongoose found in southern Africa
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Conservation status section
The meerkat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the population trend appears to be stable.
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 267731
Meerkats can transmit rabies to humans, but yellow mongooses appear to be more common vectors.
- In Biome: Desert, Wikipedia 'Meerkat': commonly living in arid, open habitats with little woody vegetation
View the Source 4. Suricata suricatta - Animal Diversity Web
Conservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Suricata suricatta Herpestidae 70 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 10 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 0 1 Ref_1
Row: suricata suricatta
4907 Suricata suricatta Herpestidae 70 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 10 Ref_1 ABC G A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 725.5 Ref_117 1
View the Source 6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Suricata suricatta
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 20.6 years (captivity)
Wikidata: Meerkat
Wikidata Q134015, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Kalahari Research Centre
Kalahari Research CentreIn Ecosystem: Kalahari Desert, Home page, AboutQuote, In Ecosystem: Kalahari Desert, Home page, About
located in Kuruman River Reserve in Northern South Africa
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HerpestidaeView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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