meerkat

Summary

meerkat is a taxon^[1]. meerkat ranks in the top 0.098% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,934 views/month, #191 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• meerkat's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• meerkat is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• meerkat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• meerkat is classified within Suricata^[6].
• meerkat's scientific name is Suricata suricatta^[7].
• meerkat's Commons category is recorded as Suricata suricatta^[8].
• meerkat began on -3600000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• meerkat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Suricata suricatta^[10].
• meerkat's Commons gallery is recorded as Suricata suricatta^[11].
• meerkat's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• meerkat's original combination is recorded as Viverra suricatta^[13].
• meerkat's taxon synonym is recorded as Viverra zenik^[14].
• meerkat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. suricatta'}^[15].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Meerkat'}^[16].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حيوان الميركات'}^[17].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Сурикат'}^[18].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'surikata'}^[19].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Surikat'}^[20].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erdmännchen'}^[21].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Surikato'}^[22].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Nelisormimangusti'}^[23].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Suricate'}^[24].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'סוריקטה'}^[25].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Merkat'}^[26].
• meerkat is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Szurikáta'}^[27].

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Classification

meerkat's scientific name is Suricata suricatta^[7]. meerkat is classified at the rank of species^[4]. meerkat belongs to the parent taxon Suricata^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Meerkat'}^[16], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حيوان الميركات'}^[17], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Сурикат'}^[18], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'surikata'}^[19], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Surikat'}^[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erdmännchen'}^[21].

Identifiers

meerkat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41943^[28]. meerkat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37032^[29]. meerkat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311580^[30]. meerkat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434126^[31]. meerkat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621906^[32].

Why It Matters

meerkat ranks in the top 0.098% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,934 views/month, #191 of 195,241).^[2] meerkat has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] meerkat is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]