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SPECIES Suricata suricatta

Author:Schreber, 1776.
Citation:Die Säugethiere: pl. 117 [1776].
Common Name:Meerkat
Type Locality:Listed as "Cape of Good Hope" by Meester et al. (1986), restricted by Thomas and Schwann (1905:133) to "Deelfontein" [South Africa].
Distribution:Angola, S Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Reviewed by van Staaden (1994). Synonyms allocated according to Coetzee (1977b) and van Staaden (1994).
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SUBSPECIES suricatta

SUBSPECIES iona

SUBSPECIES marjoriae

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