Aardvark
species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a mammal from Africa; its name means "earth pig" in the language Afrikaans. It is the only living member in its order, though some fossil genera have been found
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Tubulidentata |
Family: | Orycteropodidae |
Genus: | Orycteropus |
Species: | O. afer |
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Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) | |
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