Genetically speaking, the aardvark is a living fossil, as its chromosomes are highly conserved, reflecting much of the early eutherian arrangement before the divergence of the major modern taxa.
dʒɪnˈɛɾɪkli spˈiːkɪŋ, ðɪ ˈɑːɹdvɑːɹk ɪz ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ fˈɑːsəl, æz ɪts kɹˈoʊməsˌoʊmz ɑːɹ hˈaɪli kənsˈɜːvd, ɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ mˈʌtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli juːθˈɜːɹiən ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə daɪvˈɜːdʒəns ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒɚ mˈɑːdɚn tˈæksə.