Archonta
Sign in to saveThe Archonta are a now-abandoned group of mammals, considered a superorder in some classifications, which consists of these orders: Primates Plesiadapiformes (extinct primate-like archontans) Scandentia (treeshrews) Dermoptera (colugos)
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The Archonta are a now-abandoned group of mammals, considered a superorder in some classifications, which consists of these orders: Primates Plesiadapiformes (extinct primate-like archontans) Scandentia (treeshrews) Dermoptera (colugos)
While bats were traditionally included in the Archonta, genetic analysis has suggested that bats actually belong in Laurasiatheria. A revised category excluding bats, Euarchonta, has been proposed.