Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata.[2] The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa.[3]
The only living species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark (Orycteropus afer).
^Woodman, Neal (2021). "Whence Orycteropus? The correct authorship and date for the generic name of the aardvark (Mammalia, Tubulidentata, Orycteropodidae)". Bionomina. 25 (1): 21–34. doi:10.11646/bionomina.25.1.2. S2CID 245309737.
^Schlitter, D.A. (2005). "Order Tubulidentata". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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aardvark (Orycteropus afer). Three species are recognized: Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa † Orycteropus abundulafus...
Kenyan Miocene deposits. The earliest example from the genus Orycteropus was Orycteropus mauritanicus, found in Algeria in deposits from the middle Miocene...
Orycteropus abundulafus is an extinct species of aardvark. Its fossil was found in northern Chad. It lived in the Mio-Pliocene epochs. Lehmann, Thomas;...
Planet' Mammifères website. Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus Aardvark, Orycteropus afer Family Macroscelididae Genus Elephantulus Short-snouted...
, Janke A. (1999). "The mitochondrial DNA molecule of the aardvark, Orycteropus afer, and the position of the Tubulidentata in the eutherian tree." Proc...
dating back to the Cretaceous. Neolecta Vertebrates Mammals Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) Nesolagus (Asian striped rabbits)...
S2CID 85675984. Le Gros Clark, W.E. & C.F. Sonntag (1926). "A monograph of Orycteropus afer III, the skull, the skeleton of the trunk, and limbs". Proceedings...
520 g (1.15 lb). The only species in this order is the unique aardvark (Orycteropus afer) of sub-Saharan Africa. Aardvarks are typically up to 1.3 m (4.3 ft)...
(identified by its synonym Orycteropus depereti) Amphiorycteropus gaudryi (mentioned, identified by its synonym Orycteropus gaudryi) Anancus arvernensis...
(Crocuta crocuta) Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) On December 22, 1956, Colo, a western lowland gorilla, became the...
(Hyemoschus aquaticus), red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus), aardvark (Orycteropus afer) and bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) were recorded in the northern...
nonungulate prey known to be attacked by Nile crocodiles includes aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) and African manatees (Trichechus senegalensis). Among the mammals...
the animal close to the aardvark (Orycteropus). The generic name combines Ancient Greek plesio- "near" with Orycteropus, the genus of the aardvark, and...
Afrotheria Afroinsectiphilia Orycteropodidae/Tubulidentata Aardvark (Orycteropus afer; extirpated in South Asia circa 13,000 BCE) Paenungulata Tethytheria...
Trichechidae Genus Trichechus - manatees Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus - aardvark List of placental mammals - species list List of monotremes...
India". American Museum Novitates (604): 1–10. Helbing, H. (1933). "Ein Orycteropus - Fund aus dem Unteren Pliocaen des Roussillon". Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae...
"Class Mammalia, Order Tubulidentata, Family Orycteropodidae, Species Orycteropus afer," University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Page accessed November...
have been kept at the reserve. List of mammals in the reserve Aardvark Orycteropus afer Aardwolf Proteles cristatus African buffalo Syncerus caffer African...
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