| 狐獴 | hú měng | meerkat | |
| 食蟹獴 | shí xiè měng | see 蟹獴 | |
| 灰獴 | huī měng | gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) | |
| 细尾獴 | xì wěi měng | meerkat; see 狐獴 | |
| 蟹獴 | xiè měng | crab-eating mongoose |
| 1 | The meerkat is in fact a mongoose. | |
| 2 | Meerkats Gelsenkirchen zoo in western Germany. | |
| 3 | A meerkat investigated a clipboard during the annual animal count at London Zoo. | |
| 4 | Other nocturnal solitary predators such as civets, mongooses and even hyenas are known to purr occasionally. | |
| 5 | In their natural habitat in southern Africa, meerkats do not normally see snow. |