Orycteropus
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Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata.[1] The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa.[2]
The only living species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark (Orycteropus afer).
Species
Three species are recognized:[2]
- Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa
- † Orycteropus abundulafus Lehmann, Vignaud, Likius & Brunet, 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- † Orycteropus crassidens MacInnes, 1955Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3] – Pleistocene of Kenya
- † Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann, Vignaud, Mackaye & Brunet, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[4] – Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of Chad and Kenya
Other species previously assigned to Orycteropus are now classified in the genus Amphiorycteropus.[2]
References
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Further reading
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