Suricata

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Suricata is a genus of mongoose that is endemic to Africa. The oldest species known is the extinct Suricata major that lived about 1.8 million years ago in South Africa.^[1][2] The only species alive is the meerkat (Suricata suricatta).

Suricata Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Herpestidae
Subfamily:	Mungotinae
Genus:	Suricata Desmarest, 1804
Type species
Mustela suricatta Schreber, 1776
Species
Suricata suricatta - Meerkat †Suricata major