Suricata Desmarest 1804 (meerkat)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Synonym: Ryzaena Illiger 1811
Parent taxon: Herpestinae according to St. G. Mivart 1882
See also Carroll 1988, Gray 1825 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Galerella, Helogale, Herpestes, Herpestinae, Ichneumia, Legetetia, Liberiictis, Mungos, Paracynictis, Rhynchogale, Ugandictis, Xenogale
Subtaxa: Suricata suricatta
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.