aardvark vs Orycteropus afer

aardvark and Orycteropus afer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aardvark	Yes	No	No	No
Orycteropus afer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aardvark and Orycteropus afer are synonyms defined as:

aardvark and Orycteropus afer: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

Other synonyms of aardvark include ant bear, anteater.

aardvark (noun)	Orycteropus afer (noun)
nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata	nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata