Orycteropus
| Orycteropus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Orycteropus afer – Aardvark | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Tubulidentata |
| Family: | Orycteropodidae |
| Genus: | Orycteropus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796 |
| Type species | |
| Myrmecophaga afra Pallas, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
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).