Yes it is native to East and South Africa.
aardwolf
The last animal listed in the OED is the Zyzzyva, a tropical weevil.
Typically, encyclopedias start with entries on the aardvark or the aardwolf.
The first animal listed in the dictionary is the aardvark, followed by the aardwolf.
armadillo, aardvark, african wild dog, aba roundleaf bat, anteater, aardwolf, african buffalo, agile kangaroo rat, african elephant, asian elephant, atlantic spotted dolphin, aztec fruit eating bat.
Aardwolf - comics - was created in 1993.
a african animal
An Aardwolf is a small, insect-eating mammal that resembles a hyena but has distinctive vertical stripes on its coat. They have long, pointed ears and a slender body with a mane of hair that runs from their neck to the base of their tail. They are typically nocturnal and solitary animals.
The first animal a person would come across while reading the dictionary would be a aardvark. The second animal to be found in the dictionary would be the aardwolf.
Two to three cubs is normal for an aardwolf litter.
Contrary to popular belief, hyenas are not related to dogs or cats. They are in a completely different family. The only animal that is related to the hyena is the aardwolf.
That would be "Aardvark", funnily enough, the animal was left out of Dr Johnson's dictionary.