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gallinacea, Xenopsylla cryptonella, and Synosternus caffer. Other ectoparasites found on meerkats include ticks such as African bont ticks (Amblyomma hebraeum), African dog ticks (Haemaphysalis leachi), sour veld ticks (Ixodes pilosus), brown ear ticks (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus), and red-legged ticks (Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi). Endoparasites reported in meerkats include helminth species Dipetalonema setariosum and Physaloptera rara, nematode species Toxocara suricattae and Oxynema suricattae

Xerus inauris South African ground squirrel

Cape ground squirrels benefit their environment when they create burrows because meerkats (Suricata suricatta) and yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata) use them as protection from predation and to regulate body temperature. Cape ground squirrels also increase visibility when they remove plants from the surface while they eat. Cape ground squirrels have a mutualistic relationship with meerkats. Meerkat alarm calls warn squirrels of potential danger from predators. In turn, Cape ground squirrels provide

Mellivora capensis honey badger

observed consuming the following prey species: springhares (Pedetes capensis), Brant's gerbils (Tatera brantsii), hairy-footed gerbils (Gerbillurus paeba), African wild cats (Felis lybica), Cape foxes (Vulpes chama), scrub hares (Lepus saxatilis), yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata), striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio), striped polecats (Ictonyx striatus), bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis), suricates (Suricata suricatta>>), Brant's whistling rats (Paratomys brantsii), bushveld elephant shews