Timon is a meerkat. Additional context:

• In The Lion King franchise, Timon is portrayed as a clever, talking meerkat who befriends Pumbaa the warthog.
• In real life, meerkats are small mongoose-related mammals native to southern Africa and live in social burrow systems.

If you’d like, I can add quick notes on meerkat biology, behavior, and their role in popular culture.