Suricata suricatta
E687048
Suricata suricatta is the scientific name for the meerkat, a small, social, burrowing mongoose native to arid regions of southern Africa.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
meerkat ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | day-active ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 3 ⓘ |
| behavior |
burrowing
ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ |
| burrowFunction |
protection from predators
ⓘ
thermoregulation ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
meerkat
ⓘ
suricate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| eats |
eggs
ⓘ
insects ⓘ roots ⓘ scorpions ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ spiders ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| family | Herpestidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Suricata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 11 weeks ⓘ |
| groupName |
clan
ⓘ
gang ⓘ mob ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
open plains ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | social ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Kalahari Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namib Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
bipedal vigilance posture
ⓘ
sentinel behavior ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
birds of prey
ⓘ
jackals ⓘ |
| reproduction |
cooperative pup care
ⓘ
polygynous tendencies ⓘ |
| socialStructure | cooperative breeders ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usesBurrows | true ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1776 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.