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Meerkat
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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.
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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). Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Meerkat (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead and Habitat sectionQuote, Lead and Habitat section
a small mongoose found in southern Africa
1. Meerkat (Wikipedia)
1. Meerkat (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationConservation status sectionQuote, Conservation status section
The meerkat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the population trend appears to be stable.
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
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