Orycteropus
Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa.
| Orycteropus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Orycteropus afer – Aardvark | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Tubulidentata |
| Family: | Orycteropodidae |
| Genus: | Orycteropus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796 |
| Type species | |
| Myrmecophaga afra Pallas, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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The only living species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark (Orycteropus afer).
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