Aardvark
Orycteropus afer
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Orycteropus afer
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Tubulidentata
- Family
- Orycteropodidae
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Size
- Medium (1–2 m)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- Africa
- Habitat
- Savanna, Grassland
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Its name is Afrikaans for earth pig, though it is not closely related to pigs.
- Its abandoned burrows become homes for warthogs, hyenas and many other animals.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q46212 · All animals · All entries