What is "suricata suricatta"

suricat \su"ri*cat\, suricate \su"ri*cate\(s[umsc]"r[i^]*k[a^]t), n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.] (Zool.) A South African mongooselike viverrine ( Suricata suricatta or Suricata tetradactyla) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also mierkat, yellow mongoose and zenick. [Also spelled surikate.]

Note: The animal called zenick seems also to be related to or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be found on the internet.

Syn: meerkat.