Orycteropus is a genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata.[
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The monotypic species within Tubulidentata is the aardvark ( Orycteropus afer).
Species
Three species are recognized:
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Aardvark – aardvark – Palaeolithic to Recent of Africa
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† Orycteropus abundulafus
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† Orycteropus crassidens
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† Orycteropus djourabensis
Other species previously assigned to Orycteropus are now classified in the genus Amphiorycteropus.[
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