Aardvark

Aardvark Temporal range: Early Pliocene – Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Tubulidentata
Faimily:	Orycteropodidae
Genus:	Orycteropus
Species:	O. afer
Binomial name
Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766)
Subspeshies
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Aardvark range

The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burraein, nocturnal mammal native tae Africae.

References

Soorces

• Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Aardvark". Encyclopædia Britannica. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8. 
• Lindsey, P.; Cilliers, S.; Griffin, M.; Taylor, A.; Lehmann, T.; Rathbun, G. (2008). "Orycteropus afer". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2008. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 2013-11-18.