2007-02-13 00:40:09 · 9 answers · asked by Yasmin H 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Checking it out for you. Mongoose.
http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/meerkat/meerkat.html
The following text is from 'Wikipedia':-The meerkat or suricate is a small mammal and a member of the mongoose family. It inhabits all parts of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob" or "gang".
2007-02-13 00:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is A Meerkat A Rodent
2016-10-22 06:07:21 · answer #2 · answered by hopkin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a member of the mongoose family (Herpestidae), the proper name is Suricate, Meerkat is a more well known term (slang).
Meerkats are not actually mongooses though closely related, they are in their own genus Suricata, and not really related to rodents, ferretts or cats at all.
2007-02-14 21:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by Mark T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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They aren't close relatives and the name 'meerkat' came into English due to a misunderstanding. 'Meerkat' is Dutch and means 'lake cat'. It actually referred to a primate, not a cat. Somehow or other, English speakers then associated it with entirely the wrong animal and it stuck. Both cats and meerkats are members of Carnivora, but that has no relevance to the history of the English word 'meerkat'.
2016-04-05 08:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ferrets!! Watch Meerkat Manor on a Sunday nights on BBC2 its so cool!! They are always fighting!
2007-02-13 00:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by renaultfi69 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its ferrets, as they are both in the family Carnivora. cats are specialized mammals referred to as "super carnivores" due to the lack of molars. and rodents don't even have canines in their dental formula, and teeth is the major way to classify mammals.
2007-02-13 04:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by Falcon Man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is related to the mongoose family.
2007-02-13 00:46:50 · answer #7 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
domestic cats
2007-02-13 00:45:23 · answer #8 · answered by curious 1 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
check the wikipedia @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender-tailed_Meerkat
2007-02-13 02:00:22 · answer #9 · answered by mishty 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋