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The aardvark is pale yellowish-grey in colour and often stained reddish-brown by soil. The aardvark's coat is thin, and the animal's primary protection is its tough skin. Its hair is short on its head and tail; however its legs tend to have longer hair. [5] The hair on the majority of its body is grouped in clusters of three to four hairs. [22]
The first aardvark fossil discovered was originally named Orycteropus gaudryi (now Amphiorycteropus) and was found in Turolian deposits on the island of Samos. [1] Since then, representatives of the order Tubulidentata have been located from the Oligocene in what is now Europe, and it is believed that the order probably originated around 65–70 million years ago or in the Paleocene.
Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766) – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa † Orycteropus abundulafus Lehmann, Vignaud, Likius & Brunet, 2005 † Orycteropus crassidens MacInnes, 1955 [4] – Pleistocene of Kenya † Orycteropus djourabensis Lehmann, Vignaud, Mackaye & Brunet, 2004 [5] – Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of Chad and ...
A white-tailed deer, the state animal of Pennsylvania, in Berwyn, Pennsylvania [1]. This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state.
Anteater has also been used as a common name for a number of animals that are not in Vermilingua, including the echidnas, numbat, pangolins, and aardvark. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Anteaters are also known as antbears, although this is more commonly used as a name for the aardvark. [ 4 ]
Aardvark. The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced. Family: Orycteropodidae. Genus: Orycteropus. Aardvark, O. afer LC
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Aardvark. The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced. Family: Orycteropodidae. Genus: Orycteropus. Aardvark, O. afer LC