Aardvark
Orycteropus afer
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Mammalinsectivore
The antbear, also known as the aardvark, is a digging mammal that comes out at night across Africa. It's the last surviving member of its unique animal family, with no close relatives alive today.
- Uses strong claws to dig burrows up to 13 feet deep
- Active only after sunset, foraging under cover of darkness
- Entire biological order contains just this one living species
SavannaGrasslandAfrica
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Orycteropus afer
- Habitat
- Savanna, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
