Orycteropus
| Orycteropus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Orycteropus afer - Aardvark | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Afrotheria |
| Order: | Tubulidentata |
| Family: | Orycteropodidae |
| Genus: | Orycteropus G. Cuvier, 1798 |
Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata.[1]
The only living species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark (Orycteropus afer).
Species
- Orycteropus afer - aardvark
- † Orycteropus abundulafus[2]
- † Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann et al., 2004
References
- ↑ Schlitter, D. A. (2005). "Order Tubulidentata". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ "A new species of Orycteropodidae (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) in the Mio-Pliocene of northern Chad ". doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00143.x
Further reading
- "A sub-complete fossil aardvark (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) from the Upper Miocene of Chad". doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2005.12.016
- MacInnes D. G. (1956). Fossil Tubulidentata from East Africa. British Museum (Natural History), London. Fossil mammals of Africa series; no. 10. 46 pp.