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Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus

Tubulidentata. Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus. African Habitat Burrowers Termite/Ant Hunters. Tubulidentata : Aardvarks. Orycteropus afer. Elephant Shrews. Sirenians. Afrotheria. Hyraxes. Tenrecs. Tubulidentata : African Habitat. Habitat. Predators. Tubulidentata :

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Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus

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  1. Tubulidentata Family Orycteropodidae Genus Orycteropus

  2. African Habitat • Burrowers • Termite/Ant Hunters

  3. Tubulidentata: Aardvarks Orycteropusafer

  4. Elephant Shrews Sirenians Afrotheria Hyraxes Tenrecs

  5. Tubulidentata: African Habitat

  6. Habitat

  7. Predators

  8. Tubulidentata: Burrowers

  9. Structure

  10. Uses

  11. THE ROLE OF AARDVARKS (ORYCTEROPUS AFER) AS ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPES OF SOUTH AFRICA Methods • Temp., Humidity, Seed Abundance • Use of Burrows by Other Species • 2006 Whittington-Jones 2006

  12. THE ROLE OF AARDVARKS (ORYCTEROPUS AFER) AS ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPES OF SOUTH AFRICA Results • Low Temps, High Humidity • Higher Small Mammal Diversity* • More Parasitic Insects • Overall Plant Diversity Greater Whittington-Jones 2006

  13. Tubulidentata: Termite/Ant Hunters Myrmecophagous

  14. Cucumishumifructus Other Food

  15. The feeding ecology of the aardvark Orycteropusafer Methods • Radio Tagged • Fecal Analysis • Feeding Observations • Prey Value • 1996-1998 Taylor et al. 2002

  16. The feeding ecology of the aardvark Orycteropusafer Results • 4 Ant Species, 2 Termite Species = 97.9% Total Intake • Anoplolepis spp. Most Important • TrinervitermestrinervoidesSecond Most Important • Varies Between Month, Season, and Location • Short Feeding Times • Up to 200 Feeds Per Night Taylor et al. 2002

  17. Works Cited http://yellowmagpie.com/aardvarks-supreme-hunters-and-natures-digging-machines http://animals.jrank.org/pages/3205/Aardvark-Tubulidentata.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Tubulidentata.html http://taos-telecommunity.org/epow/EPOW-Archive/archive_2005/EPOW-050627.htm Taylor, W.A., P.A. Lindsey, and J.D. Skinner. 2002. The feeding ecology of the aardvark Orycteropusafer. Journal of Arid Environments 50:135-152. Whittington-Jones, G.M. 2007. The role of aardvarks (Orycteropusafer) as ecosystem engineers in arid and semi-arid landscapes of South Africa. Masters thesis, Rhodes University.

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