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Monotypic taxon:
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Orycteropus
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796
- aardvark
(mammal)
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Orycteropodidae (Family) - aardvark
..†Archaeorycteropus (Genus)
..†Leptorycteropus (Genus)
..†Myorycteropus (Genus)
..†Palaeorycteropus (Genus)
..Orycteropus (Genus) - aardvark
....Orycteropus afer (Species) - aardvark
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796
Original name
:
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1796:102.
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:
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:
Types
Type of
:
Orycteropodidae
(Family)
Gray, 1821
Type, by synonymy
:
Orycteropus afer
(Pallas, 1766)
Variants
Incorrect authorship
:
Orycteropus
(Genus)
G. Cuvier, 1798
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
aardvark
:
ant bear
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