Orycteropus afer
E721102
Orycteropus afer is the aardvark, a nocturnal, burrowing mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa known for its elongated snout and specialized tongue used to feed on ants and termites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orycteropus | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aardvark
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 1 offspring ⓘ |
| binomialName | Orycteropus afer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burrowUseByOtherSpecies | provides shelter for other animals ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | aardvark ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Peter Simon Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1766 ⓘ |
| diet |
ants
ⓘ
termites ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| family | Orycteropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | specialized tongue for capturing ants and termites ⓘ |
| foragingTime | night ⓘ |
| genus | Orycteropus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
central Africa
ⓘ
eastern Africa ⓘ southern Africa ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 7 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
bushland
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ savanna ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
elongated snout
ⓘ
long sticky tongue ⓘ powerful claws ⓘ |
| hasTeethType | tubular teeth without enamel ⓘ |
| isOnlyExtantSpeciesOf | order Tubulidentata ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 20 years ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
burrowing
ⓘ
fossorial ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Tubulidentata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| playsEcologicalRole | ecosystem engineer through burrowing ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| shelter | underground burrows ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting in some regions ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | myrmecophagous mammal ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orycteropus