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Order Tubulidentata


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Eutheria

Order Tubulidentata

This order contains the aardvark of South Africa. The teeth are without enamel, and the long tongue is used to feed on insects. Latin: tubulus, small tube + dens, tooth. (Dorit et al, 1991)