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Aardvark
Order : Tubulidentata
Family : Orycteropodidae
Species : Orycteropus afer
The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a nocturnal, solitary animal, and is the only surviving member of the order Tubulidentata. It is placed alone in this order, because of its special teeth, which, instead of having a pulp cavity, have lots of thin tubes of dentine, each containing pulp and held together by cementum. Adults have only molars at the back of the jaw as teeth, the other teeth fall out. Its diet consists almost exclusively on ants and termites and the only fruit it eats: cucumber. The aardvark uses its front legs to dig out termites and ants and it uses them to create burrows. The aardvark weighs between 40 and 60 kilograms and is named after the Dutch words for "earth" and "pig". It lives in the sub-Saharan desert and is not threatened. Did you know "Aardvark" is the first word in your English dictionary ? Picture of the Aardvark licensed under GFDL
The Aardvark, antbear is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the aardvark
A young / baby of a aardvark is called a 'pup'.Countries
Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and ZimbabweHabitats
Dry savanna, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation, Moist savanna, Savanna, Shrubland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland
Facts about the aardvark
Aardvark ( Orycteropus afer ) is found in Africa from
Aardvarks are the only animal in the order Tubulidentata.
Binomial name Orycteropus afer The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa.
The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is the only living member of the order Tubulidentata.
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The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. (Full text)
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(additional references)Top Crosswords: Orycteropus AferNon-English Usage: "Orycteropus Afer" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)
‘Orycteropus afer’ is a large and massive creature, about 1. (Full text)
1. Orycteropus, genus Orycteropus -- (coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae)Orycteropus
genus Orycteropus
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