scandentia

• Petit ordre taxonomique ne comprenant que les toupayes ; dans certaines classifications, les toupayes sont considérées soit comme des primates (inclus dans le sous-ordre des prosimiens), soit comme de véritables insectivores (inclus dans l'ordre des insectivores).

A small taxonomic order comprising only the tree shrews; in some classifications, tree shrews are considered either primates (included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (included in the order Insectivora).

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1. Biological orderC2formalscientific

   A small order of mammals comprising the tree shrews, native to Southeast Asia.

   Scandentiens

   • Scandentia is a taxonomic order that includes only tree shrews.
   • The classification of Scandentia has been debated among biologists.
   • Tree shrews, the sole members of Scandentia, are known for their long snouts.