Orycteropus
Encyclopedia
Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae
within Tubulidentata.
The only living
species of all Tubulidentata is the Aardvark
(Orycteropus afer).
Orycteropodidae
Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, Orycteropus afer. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata, so the two are effectively synonyms.The family arose in...
within Tubulidentata.
The only living
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
species of all Tubulidentata is the Aardvark
Aardvark
The aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa...
(Orycteropus afer).
Species
- Orycteropus afer - AardvarkAardvarkThe aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa...
- † Orycteropus abundulafus
- † Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann et al., 2004
Further reading
- "A sub-complete fossil aardvark (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) from the Upper Miocene of Chad".
- MacInnes D. G. (1956). Fossil Tubulidentata from East Africa. British Museum (Natural History), London. Fossil mammals of Africa series; no. 10. 46 pp.