User:Pleiotrope/sandbox/Aardvark
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The aardvark (Orycteropus afer, from Greek ορυκτερόπους (orykterópous) meaning "digging footed" and afer: from Africa) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa.[2] It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata,[3] although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known.
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An aardvark at Detroit Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Grandorder: | Afroinsectiphilia |
Order: | Tubulidentata Huxley, 1872 |
Family: | Orycteropodidae Gray, 1821 |
Genus: | Orycteropus G. Cuvier, 1798 |
Species: | O. afer |
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Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) | |
Aardvark range |
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