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Orycteropus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Tubulidentata
Familia: Orycteropodidae
Genus: Orycteropus
Species: Orycteropus afer

Name

Orycteropus G. Cuvier, 1798

Type species: Myrmecophaga capensis Gmelin, 1788

References

* Orycteropus on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Tabl. Elem. Hist. Nat. Anim. 1798: 144.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Dansk: Jordsvin
Deutsch: Erdferkel
English: Aardvark
Español: Cerdo hormiguero
Français: Oryctérope du Cap
Magyar: Földimalac
Italiano: Oritteropo
Nederlands: Aardvarken
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Jordsvin
Polski: Mrównik
Português: Oricterope
Suomi: Maasika
Svenska: Jordsvin

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