| Africtis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Genus: | † Africtis |
| Species: | †A. sirtensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Africtis sirtensis Mattingly et al., 2020 | |
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