Boreoeutheria

Boreoeutheria (synonymous with Boreotheria) is a clade that is composed of the sister taxa Laurasiatheria and Euarchontoglires (Supraprimates). It is now well supported by DNA sequence analyses as well as Retrotransposon presence/absence data.

[edit] Classification

Class Mammalia

Clade Boreoeutheria
- Group III: Euarchontoglires (Supraprimates)
  - Superorder Euarchonta
    - Order Scandentia: treeshrews (Southeast Asia).
    - Order Dermoptera: flying lemurs or colugos (Southeast Asia).
    - Order Primates: lemurs, bushbabies, monkeys, apes (cosmopolitan).
  - Superorder Glires
    - Order Lagomorpha: pikas, rabbits, hares (Eurasia, Africa, Americas).
    - Order Rodentia: rodents (cosmopolitan)
- Group IV: Laurasiatheria
  - Order Insectivora: moles, hedgehogs, shrews, solenodons
  - Order Chiroptera: bats (cosmopolitan)
  - Order Cetartiodactyla: cosmopolitan; includes former orders Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, including pigs, hippopotamus, camels, giraffe, deer, antelope, cattle, sheep, goats).
  - Order Perissodactyla: odd-toed ungulates, including horses, donkeys, zebras, tapirs, and rhinoceroses.
  - Clade Ferae
    - Order Pholidota: pangolins or scaly anteaters (Africa, South Asia).
    - Order Carnivora: carnivores (cosmopolitan)

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