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Species profile—Suricata suricatta (slender-tailed meerkat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Herpestidae (mongooses) → Suricata suricatta (slender-tailed meerkat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Herpestidae (mongooses)
Scientific name
Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776)
Common name
slender-tailed meerkat
WildNet taxon ID
19627
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Prohibited Matter
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19627.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024