Scandentia is an order of small mammals native to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia, commonly known as treeshrews despite not being true shrews. The order comprises two families, Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae, and treeshrews have long been studied for their evolutionary relationship to primates.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Species/Taxa Count Geographic DistributionTropical forests of South and Southeast Asia 1 Defining CharacteristicsHigher brain to body mass ratio than any other mammal 1 Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceSlender animals with long tails and soft greyish to reddish-brown fur 1 Classification
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Sources
1. Treeshrew, Wikipedia
Order Scandentia
The 23 species are placed in four genera, which are divided into two families.
Lead paragraph
The treeshrews (also called tree shrews or banxrings) are small mammals native to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia.
Description, brain
They have a higher brain to body mass ratio than any other mammal, including humans.
Description, appearance
Treeshrews are slender animals with long tails and soft, greyish to reddish-brown fur.
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Euarchontoglires Orders, Phylogeny
Molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that the treeshrews, with the primates and the flying lemurs (colugos), belong to the grandorder Euarchonta.
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ231550, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Scandentia
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