Bilaterally symmetrical animals
EUARCHONTA
Euarchonta is the group of animals which has been created in support of the fact that treeshrews and flying lemurs are more closely related to primates than other euarchontoglires.
The group of euarchonta has only been established in recent years due to nuclear sequences, although the validity of the group has been disputed.
Aside from this, it is believed that euarchonta contains the orders called dermoptera, scandentia, primates and plesiadapiformes.
Dermoptera contain animals called flying lemurs, although they are not actually lemurs.
Scandentia is the order which contains all of the treeshrew families.
Primates is the order which contains lemurs, lorisids, galagos, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.
Plesiadapiformes are extinct, however it is supposed that they are closely related to the first primates.
Humans are primates.
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DERMOPTERA Flying lemurs. |
SCANDENTIA Treeshrews. |
Lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes. |
PLESIADAPIFORMES Extinct animals with close relation to primates. |
