Order: Tubulidentata
Family: Orycteropodidae
Species: Orycteropus afer
IUCN Red List Status: Least concern.
Distribution: Africa, south of the Sahara.
Habitat: Open woodland, scrub and grassland.
Size: length: 105 - 130cm, plus tail 45 - 63cm.
Weight: 40 - 65kg.
Life-span: Up to 10 years in captivity, unknown in wild.