AARDVARK
Aardvark and the environment
Environmental Importance:
Facilitator and key species for other animalsVarious species are dependent on the aardvark for survivalAlthough Aardvarks are seldom seen, their presence in an area serves many other creatures. Abandoned burrows are utilised as shelter by many other species such as:
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Wild dog, aardwolf, hyena,warthog, jackal, black-footed cat, bat-eared fox & honey badger
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Blue swallow & ant-eating chats
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Hedgehogs, porcupine, pygmy mice, big-eared mice & lesser dwarf shrew
Variuos snake & insect species
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Points of concern:
Sparsely scattered in Southern AfricaOne off-spring per year - survival rate unknownCannot be successfully kept / bred in captivity / zoosKey species, facilitating the environment for other speciesSurvival of other threatened species depend on aardvark