Suricata Explained

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).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Werdelin . Lars . Sanders . William Joseph . Cenozoic Mammals of Africa . 2010 . University of California Press . 9780520257214 . 631.
  2. Book: Avery . D. Margaret . A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals . 2019 . Cambridge University Press . 9781108480888 . 104.

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