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If my druid casts "Conjure Woodland Being" and "Summon Raven", both can exist at the same time. But if my Wizard casts "Find Familiar" and "Summon Scratch (the dog)", the familiar disappears.
Which summons can be cast simultaneously? Is there any way to tell in-game?
The spell used to summon Scratch is Find Familiar!
Generally speaking, there are two factors at play here: concentration, and spell uniqueness.
The interactions with Concentration are straightforward -- you can't concentrate on two spells, so two spells that summon creatures and require concentration can never exist simultaneously (at least, not from the same caster!).
This means you can't cast "Conjure Woodland Being" multiple times in order to fill the tactical grid with critters.
The other major interaction is Spell Uniqueness -- you can't benefit from the same spell more than once. This is why Scratch disappears -- you've replaced the previous "Find Familiar: Scratch" spell with "Find Familiar: Crab" (or what have you) -- same as if you cast the spell while your current familiar still exists.
I suppose one final variable is duration -- for instance, Spiritual Weapon lasts 10 turns, whereas Animate Dead lasts indefinitely (or until a long rest, at least). If the duration is too short, you'll find it harder to get overlapping summons.
If you give Scratch's ball to another companion, they can summon him, and then you can cast your Find Familiar, and have both critters at the same time.
