Aardvark  (Orycteropus afer)

Authentication

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

Glossary

Gestation: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
Invertebrates: Animals with no backbone.
Nocturnal: Active at night.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Shoshani, J., Goldman, C.A. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (1988) Orycteropus afer. Mammalian Species, 300: 1 - 8.
  3. Macdonald, D.W. (2006) The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. CITES Species Identification Manual (July, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/ID/index.php
  5. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
  6. Whittington-Jones, G.M. (2006) The role of aardvarks (Orycteropus afer) as ecosystem engineers in arid and semi-arid landscapes of South Africa. Thesis, Rhodes University.