Archonta
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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 (tree shrews)
- 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.
