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Orycteropodidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Orycteropodidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.250.125
Unique ID
D000091123
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091123
Scope Note
An order of placental mammals in the superorder AFROTHERIA found in Africa. It has single species Orycteropus afer.
Entry Term(s)
Aardvarks
Orycteropus
Orycteropus afer
Registry Numbers
txid9815
txid9818
txid9817
Related Numbers
txid9816
txid9817
txid9818
Public MeSH Note
2022; for AARDVARKS see EUTHERIA 1998-2021
History Note
2022(1998)
Date Introduced
2022/01/01
Last Updated
2022/01/01
Orycteropodidae Preferred
Orycteropus afer Narrower
Orycteropus Narrower
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