Tubulidentata

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Tubulidentata is an order of African mammals best known for the aardvark, characterized by specialized tubular teeth and adaptations for feeding on ants and termites.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tubulidentata canonical 2
Orycteropodidae 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal order
activityPattern nocturnal
belongsToClade Eutheria
surface form: Placentalia
bestKnownSpecies aardvark
characterizedBy adaptations for myrmecophagy
teeth lacking enamel
tubular teeth
class Mammalia
commonName tubulidentates
containsTaxon Orycteropus afer
describedAs order of African mammals
diet ants
termites
ecologicalRole insectivore
feedingBehavior nocturnal foraging
specialized ant and termite feeding
foragingSubstrate ground-dwelling social insects
hasDentalStructure ever-growing teeth
teeth composed of many hexagonal prisms
hasLivingRepresentative Orycteropus afer
hasMorphologicalFeature elongated snout
long protrusible tongue
powerful forelimbs
strong digging claws
hasSensoryAdaptation reduced vision
strong sense of smell
hasSkinCovering sparse hair
hasVertebralColumn true
infraclass Eutheria
kingdom Animalia
locomotion terrestrial
namedAfter tubular teeth
nativeRange Africa
orderIncludes Tubulidentata self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orycteropodidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
shelterBehavior burrow dwelling
superorder Afrotheria
taxonRank order
typeGenus Orycteropus afer
surface form: Orycteropus
warmBlooded true

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Input
Subject: Tubulidentata
Description of subject: Tubulidentata is an order of African mammals best known for the aardvark, characterized by specialized tubular teeth and adaptations for feeding on ants and termites.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eutheria includes Tubulidentata
Afrotheria hasMember Tubulidentata
Tubulidentata orderIncludes Tubulidentata self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Orycteropodidae