title: Animal sample from Orycteropus afer (aardvark) for VGP reference genome, mOryAfe1
organism: Orycteropus afer
description: The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. The aardvark is the only living member of the genus Orycteropus, the family Orycteropodidae and the order Tubulidentata. It is found over much of the southern two-thirds of the African continent, avoiding areas that are mainly rocky. A nocturnal feeder, the aardvark subsists on ants and termites by using its sharp claws and powerful legs to dig the insects out of their hills (from Wikipedia entry). This sample was collected from a male individual at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. The sample was coordinated by the Wildlife Conservation Society to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genome Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Erich D. Jarvis, Giulio Formenti, and Jennifer Balacco.
attributes.tag: isolate
attributes.value: mOryAfe1
attributes.tag: dev_stage
attributes.value: adult
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2023-11-15
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: USA: Bronx, New York
attributes.tag: sex
attributes.value: male
attributes.tag: tissue
attributes.value: muscle
attributes.tag: birth_date
attributes.value: 2010-09-19
attributes.tag: lat_lon
attributes.value: 40.8538 N 73.8755 W
attributes.tag: store_cond
attributes.value: -80oC
attributes.tag: treatment
attributes.value: Frozen
attributes.tag: Source ID
attributes.value: N2023-0925/M10159
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Model organism or animal