Slender-tailed Meerkat
Suricata suricatta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyHerpestidae (Mongooses)
- GenusSuricata (Meerkats)
- SpeciesSuricata suricatta (Slender-tailed Meerkat)
The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. It is characterised by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout, long legs, a thin tapering tail, and a brindled coat pattern. The head-and-body length is around 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in), and the weight is typically between 0.62 and 0.97 kg (1.4 and 2.1 lb). The coat is light grey to yellowish-brown with alternate, poorly defined light and dark bands on the back. Meerkats have foreclaws adapted for digging and have the ability to thermoregulate to survive in their harsh, dry habitat. Three subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Cape Gray Mongoose
Galerella pulverulenta
Egyptian Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
Afro-Australian Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus
Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina
African Clawless Otter
Aonyx capensis
Southern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Slender-tailed Meerkat at Garden Route National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |