Orycteropus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tubulidentata
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Ordo: Tubulidentata

Familia: Orycteropodidae
Genus: Orycteropus
Species (8): O. afer – †O. chemeldoi – †O. crassidens – †O. djourabensis – †O. minutus – †O. pilgrimi – †O. pottieri – †O. seni

Unaccepted species (5): †O. abundulafus – †O. browni – †O. depereti – †O. gaudryi – †O. mauritanicus

Name

Orycteropus Cuvier, 1798
- Type species: Myrmecophaga capensis Gmelin, 1788

References

Primary references

Tabl. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim. 1798: 144.

Links

Orycteropus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

dansk: Jordsvin
Deutsch: Erdferkel
English: Aardvark
español: Cerdo hormiguero
suomi: Maasika
français: Oryctérope du Cap
magyar: Földimalac
italiano: Oritteropo
日本語: ツチブタ属
Nederlands: Aardvarken
norsk: Jordsvin
polski: Mrównik
português: Oricterope
svenska: Jordsvin