''Orycteropus'' is a genus of mammals in the family

Orycteropodidae Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata ...

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Tubulidentata Orycteropodidae is a family of afrotherian mammals. Although there are many fossil species, the only species surviving today is the aardvark, ''Orycteropus afer''. Orycteropodidae is recognized as the only family within the order Tubulidentata ...

. The genus is known from Late Miocene to recent of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. The only living species within Tubulidentata is the

aardvark The aardvark ( ; ''Orycteropus afer'') is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata, although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known. Unlik ...

(''Orycteropus afer'').

Species

Three species are recognized: * '' Orycteropus afer'' – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa * † '' Orycteropus abundulafus'' * † '' Orycteropus crassidens'' – Pleistocene of Kenya * † '' Orycteropus djourabensis'' – Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of Chad and Kenya Other species previously assigned to ''Orycteropus'' are now classified in the genus ''

Amphiorycteropus ''Amphiorycteropus'' (Latin for "near aadvark") or the wooly aadvark is an extinct genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from fossils dating from Middle Miocene to Early Pliocene, found in Africa, ...

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