Orycteropus
Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderTubulidentata
- FamilyOrycteropodidae
Orycteropus es un género de mamíferos pertenecientes a la familia Orycteropodidae dentro del orden Tubulidentata. La única especie viva en este género y en todo el orden Tubulidentata es el cerdo hormiguero (Orycteropus afer).
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Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of Africa.
The only living species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark (Orycteropus afer).