Archonta

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iArchonta
Olive Baboon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Placentalia Superorder: Archonta
Orders
Primates Plesiadapiformes (extinct) Scandentia Dermoptera Chiroptera

The Archonta are a group of mammals considered a superorder in some classifications.

The Archonta consist of the following orders :

• Primates
• Plesiadapiformes (extinct - primate-like archonts)
• Scandentia (treeshrews)
• Dermoptera (colugos)
• Chiroptera (bats)

Genetic analysis has suggested that the bats are not as closely related to the other groups as previously suspected. A revised category, Euarchonta, excluding bats, has been proposed.fr:Archonta nl:Archonta