suricat

CIDE DICTIONARY

suricat, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.].

 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.
"The animal called zenick seems also to be related to or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be found on the internet."  [1913 Webster]