Suricata
In today's world, Suricata has become a topic of constant relevance in different areas of society. The importance of Suricata is reflected in its impact on people's daily lives, as well as its influence on decision-making at a political, economic and social level. From its historical origin to its evolution today, Suricata has been the object of study, debate and reflection throughout the world. In this article, different aspects related to Suricata will be addressed, with the aim of analyzing its meaning, its implications and its relevance today.
| Suricata Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent
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| Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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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. The only species alive is the meerkat (Suricata suricatta).
References
- ^ Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. p. 631. ISBN 9780520257214.
- ^ Avery, D. Margaret (2019). A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals. Cambridge University Press. p. 104. ISBN 9781108480888.