The aardvark is not closely related to the pig; rather, it is the sole extant representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form one variable species of the genus Orycteropus, the sole surviving genus in the family Orycteropodidae.
ðɪ ˈɑːɹdvɑːɹk ɪz nˌɑːt klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə pˈɪɡ; ɹˈæðɚ, ɪɾ ɪz ðə sˈoʊl ɛkstˈænt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðɪ əbskjˈʊɹ mæmˈeɪliən ˈɔːɹdɚ tˌuːbjʊlˌɪdəntˈɑːɾə, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz jˈuːʒuːəli kənsˈɪdɚd tə fˈɔːɹm wˈʌn vˈɛɹɪəbəl spˈiːsiːz ʌvðə dʒˈɛnəs ˈɔːɹɪktɚɹˌɑːpəs, ðə sˈoʊl sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ dʒˈɛnəs ɪnðə fˈæmɪli ˈɔːɹɪktɚɹˌɑːpədˌɪdiː.