mammal · Carnivora · Herpestidae

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776) — also called Gray Meerkat, Grey Meerkat, Slender-tailed Meerkat. Occurrence records of the Meerkat are shared on GBIF from around 18 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Addo Elephant National Park (140 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernHerpestidae

18reserves with records

414records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) — Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	140
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	87
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	40
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	32
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	28
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	27
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	15
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	9
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	8
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	4
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
MotsetsiProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	4
SterkfonteinProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	3
The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	3
Cango WildlifeNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	2

By province

Gauteng: 7 reserves
Northern Cape: 5 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve
Western Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
Scientific name: Suricata suricatta
GBIF taxon: 2434126
Wikidata: Q134015

More of the Herpestidae family

Cape Gray Mongoose Yellow Mongoose Marsh Mongoose Slender Mongoose Banded Mongoose Common Dwarf Mongoose White-tailed Mongoose Egyptian Mongoose

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.