scandentia

Noun (1)

1. a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)Synonyms: order ScandentiaType of animal orderMember of Eutheria, subclass EutheriaMembers Tupaiidae, family Tupaiidae